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OmniSwitch Troubleshooting Guide September 2005 page 5-1
5 Troubleshooting BOOTP/
DHCP/UDP Relay
In order to troubleshoot a BOOTP/DHCP and UDP Relay, a basic understanding of the protocol is
required. Some basic concepts are covered below. The OmniSwitch supports UDP Relay.
Reading the “DHCP Relay” chapter from the appropriate OmniSwitch Network Configuration Guide is
also highly recommended.
In This Chapter
“Starting the Troubleshooting Procedure” on page 5-1
“Advanced Troubleshooting for UDP Relay” on page 5-5
“Dshell” on page 5-6
Starting the Troubleshooting Procedure
There are two key ingredients for any troubleshooting episode. These are:
• Network Diagram.
• OSI Model.