02-14-2023 04:01 AM - edited 02-14-2023 04:01 AM
If I have multiple IP helpers on an Extreme EXOS switch, does it matter what order the IP helpers are added in, or does EXOS send the request, one-by-one, to ALL the IP helper servers configured one-by-one?
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02-14-2023 05:40 AM
All helpers will get a copy each, so the order doesn't matter. The client will receive multiple replies, even multiplied again if you have two routers with VRRP etc. It is common to see four DHCPOFFERs for each DHCPDISCOVER. The client will choose one (often the first) reply to use in it's DHCPREQUEST. The rest is, as we say, unicast (not history)!
02-14-2023 05:40 AM
All helpers will get a copy each, so the order doesn't matter. The client will receive multiple replies, even multiplied again if you have two routers with VRRP etc. It is common to see four DHCPOFFERs for each DHCPDISCOVER. The client will choose one (often the first) reply to use in it's DHCPREQUEST. The rest is, as we say, unicast (not history)!
02-14-2023 06:31 AM
Thank you.