Ip dhcp snooping – Microsens MS453490M Management Guide User Manual

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DHCP Snooping

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ip dhcp snooping

This command enables DHCP snooping globally. Use the no form to restore

the default setting.

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[no] ip dhcp snooping

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Global Configuration

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Network traffic may be disrupted when malicious DHCP messages are

received from an outside source. DHCP snooping is used to filter DHCP

messages received on an unsecure interface from outside the network

or fire wall. When DHCP snooping is enabled globally by this command,

and enabled on a VLAN interface by the

ip dhcp snooping vlan

command, DHCP messages received on an untrusted interface (as

specified by the

no ip dhcp snooping trust

command) from a device not

listed in the DHCP snooping table will be dropped.

When enabled, DHCP messages entering an untrusted interface are

filtered based upon dynamic entries learned via DHCP snooping.

Table entries are only learned for trusted interfaces. Each entry

includes a MAC address, IP address, lease time, VLAN identifier, and

port identifier.

When DHCP snooping is enabled, the rate limit for the number of DHCP

messages that can be processed by the switch is 100 packets per

second. Any DHCP packets in excess of this limit are dropped.

Filtering rules are implemented as follows:

If the global DHCP snooping is disabled, all DHCP packets are

forwarded.

If DHCP snooping is enabled globally, and also enabled on the VLAN

where the DHCP packet is received, all DHCP packets are forwarded

for a trusted port. If the received packet is a DHCP ACK message, a

dynamic DHCP snooping entry is also added to the binding table.

If DHCP snooping is enabled globally, and also enabled on the VLAN

where the DHCP packet is received, but the port is not trusted, it is

processed as follows:

If the DHCP packet is a reply packet from a DHCP server

(including OFFER, ACK or NAK messages), the packet is

dropped.

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