[j-nsp] Network configuration question / vlan and bridging related

[Zoltan A. Ori]

On Sunday 26 June 2005 20:45, Steinar Torsvik wrote:

> I have been trying out some configurations here and are struggeling a
> bit - it seems like the M series does not support to act as a DHCP
> server. Is there any clever way to get a dhcp server on each
> interface/vlan to tell the client its correct ip address?
>
> I am thinking a stupid solution like using a *nix server to bind up all
> the vlans and giving away dhcp this way, but there has to be better ways
> to go.

I'm not sure what you mean. I would not want the router to act as a DCHP 
server. The standard way is to keep a separate DHCP server and define the 
needed scopes. Then, use the forwarding-options on the router interface to 
specify the server's address. No magic there.

Zoltan