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Conference npss::gigaswitch

Title:GIGAswitch
Notice:GIGAswitch/FDDI Jan 97 BL3.1 914.0 documentation 412.1ion 412.1
Moderator:NPSS::MDLYONS
Created:Wed Jul 29 1992
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:995
Total number of notes:4519

995.0. "DHCP server with IP Packet switching?" by RDMCS3::STUART (Scott Stuart - NPB SE - 410.315.9954) Mon Jun 02 1997 18:24

    Cross posted in the GIGAswitch/FDDI and DEChub notes file.
    
    At a university, we are proposing a GS/F with VNswitch 900EFs in each
    dorm.  There will be 100-200 users per dorm and one or two VNswitch
    900EFs.  They want a separate subnet for each dorm.  
    
    I can do the subnet configuration with either the routing upgrade on 
    the VNswitch or IP Packet Switching.
    
    The problem is in using DHCP.  What they want to do is assign the host
    address via DHCP and be able to determine the physical location of the
    request.  They also want 1 or possibly 2 centralized DHCP servers.
    
    Cisco has proposed using Catlyst 5000 in each dorm
    and 5500 with a routing upgrde in the MDF.  They will use VLANs and
    DHCP forwarding in the router to assign the correct subnet address.
    
    Is there anyway to do this with straight IP packet switching?  
    They do not want to map MAC addresses on the DHCP server.
    
    Does the routing code in the DECswitch 900EF support this?
    Will the routing code in the VNswitch 900EF support this?
    
    Any  other suggestions?
    
    
    ---scott
    [email protected]
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