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Catalyst 3560 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Configuring DHCP Features and IP Source Guard
This chapter describes how to configure DHCP snooping and option-82 data insertion, and the DHCP
server port-based address allocation features on the Catalyst
3560 switch. It also describes how to
configure the IP source guard feature.
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the command
reference for this release, and see the “DHCP Commands” section in the Cisco IOS IP Command
Reference, Volume 1 of 3: Addressing and Services, Release 12.2 from the Cisco.com page under
Documentation > Cisco IOS Software > 12.2 Mainline > Command References.
This chapter consists of these sections:
• Understanding DHCP Snooping, page 21-1
• Configuring DHCP Snooping, page 21-8
• Displaying DHCP Snooping Information, page 21-15
• Understanding IP Source Guard, page 21-15
• Configuring IP Source Guard, page 21-16
• Displaying IP Source Guard Information, page 21-19
• Understanding DHCP Server Port-Based Address Allocation, page 21-19
• Configuring DHCP Server Port-Based Address Allocation, page 21-19
• Displaying DHCP Server Port-Based Address Allocation, page 21-22
Understanding DHCP Snooping
DHCP is widely used in LAN environments to dynamically assign host IP addresses from a centralized
server, which significantly reduces the overhead of administration of IP addresses. DHCP also helps
conserve the limited IP address space because IP addresses no longer need to be permanently assigned
to hosts; only those hosts that are connected to the network consume IP addresses.
These sections contain this information:
• DHCP Server, page 21-2
• DHCP Relay Agent, page 21-2
• DHCP Snooping, page 21-2
• Option-82 Data Insertion, page 21-3