DHCP Relay Agent

Question 1

The DHCP Relay Agent relays Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) messages between DHCP clients and DHCP servers on different IP networks

Answer 1

What is a DHCP Relay Agent?

Question 2

Some DHCP messages are broadcast packets (Discover, Offer, Request, Ack)
Routers do not pass broadcast packets
The Relay Agent converts broadcast into unicast packets.

Answer 2

What is a DHCP Relay Agent?

Part II

Question 3

Client –Broadcast–Router–Unicast to (DHCP)Server

(DHCP)Server sends Unicast to –Router – Broadcast –Client

Answer 3

What is a DHCP Relay Agent?

Part III