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Configuring a LAN with DHCP and VLANs

The Cisco 870 series routers support clients on both physical LANs and virtual LANs (VLANs). The routers can use the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to enable automatic assignment of IP configurations for nodes on these networks. Figure 5-1 shows a typical deployment scenario with two physical LANs connected by the router and two VLANs.
Figure 5-1 Physical and Virtual LANs with DHCP Configured on the Cisco Router

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DHCP

DHCP, which is described in RFC 2131, uses a client/server model for address allocation. As an administrator, you can configure your Cisco 800 series router to act as a DHCP server, providing IP address assignment and other TCP/IP-oriented configuration information to your workstations. DHCP frees you from having to manually assign an IP address to each client.

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When you configure a DHCP server, you must configure the server properties, policies, and DHCP options.

Note

Whenever you change server properties, you must reload the server with the configuration data from the Network Registrar database.
VLANs

The Cisco 870 series access routers support four Fast Ethernet ports on which you can configure VLANs. VLANs enable networks to be segmented and formed into logical groups of users, regardless of the users physical location or LAN connection.
Configuration Tasks

Perform the following tasks to configure this network scenario:

Configure DHCP Configure VLANs

Note

The procedures in this chapter assume you have already configured basic router features as well as PPPoE or PPPoA with NAT. If you have not performed these configurations tasks, see Chapter 1, Basic Router Configuration, Chapter 3, Configuring PPP over Ethernet with NAT, and Chapter 4, Configuring PPP over ATM with NAT as appropriate for your router.

Configure DHCP
Perform these steps to configure your router for DHCP operation, beginning in global configuration mode: Command
Step 1

Purpose Identifies the default domain that the router uses to complete unqualified hostnames (names without a dotted-decimal domain name).

ip domain name name

Example:
Router(config)# ip domain name smallbiz.com Router(config)#

Step 2

ip name-server server-address1 [server-address2...server-address6]

Example:
Router(config)# ip name-server 192.168.11.12 Router(config)#

Specifies the address of one or more Domain Name System (DNS) servers to use for name and address resolution.

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Command
Step 3

Purpose Specifies IP addresses that the DHCP server should not assign to DHCP clients. In this example, we are excluding the router address.

ip dhcp excluded-address low-address [high-address]

Example:
Router(config)# ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.9.0

Step 4

ip dhcp pool name

Example:
Router(config)# ip dhcp pool dpool1 Router(config-dhcp)#

Creates a DHCP address pool on the router and enters DHCP pool configuration mode. The name argument can be a string or an integer.

Step 5

network network-number [mask | prefix-length]

Example:
Router(config-dhcp)# network 10.10.0.0 255.255.255.0 Router(config-dhcp)#

Defines subnet number (IP) address for the DHCP address pool, optionally including the mask.

Step 6

import all
Example:
Router(config-dhcp)# import all Router(config-dhcp)#

Imports DHCP option parameters into the DHCP portion of the router database.

Step 7

default-router address [address2...address8]

Example:
Router(config-dhcp)# default-router 10.10.10.10 Router(config-dhcp)#

Specifies up to 8 default routers for a DHCP client.

Step 8

dns-server address [address2...address8]

Example:
Router(config-dhcp)# dns-server 192.168.35.2 Router(config-dhcp)#

Specifies up to 8 DNS servers available to a DHCP client.

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Command
Step 9

Purpose Specifies the domain name for a DHCP client.

domain-name domain
Example:
Router(config-dhcp)# domain-name cisco.com Router(config-dhcp)#

Step 10

exit
Example:
Router(config-dhcp)# exit Router(config)#

Exits DHCP configuration mode, and enters global configuration mode.

Configuration Example
The following configuration example shows a portion of the configuration file for the DCHP configuration described in this chapter.
ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.9.0 ! ip dhcp pool dpool1 import all network 10.10.0.0 255.255.255.0 default-router 10.10.10.10 dns-server 192.168.35.2 domain-name cisco.com ! ip domain name smallbiz.com ip name-server 192.168.11.12

Verify Your DHCP Configuration

Use the following commands to view your DHCP configuration.

show ip dhcp importDisplays the optional parameters imported into the DHCP server database. show ip dhcp poolDisplays information about the DHCP address pools. show ip dhcp server statisticsDisplays the DHCP server statistics, such as the number of address pools, bindings, and so forth.

Router# show ip dhcp import Address Pool Name: dpool1 Router# show ip dhcp pool Pool dpool1 : Utilization mark (high/low) : 100 / 0 Subnet size (first/next) : 0 / 0 Total addresses : 254 Leased addresses : 0 Pending event : none 1 subnet is currently in the pool : Current index IP address range 10.10.0.1 10.10.0.1 - 10.10.0.254

Leased addresses 0

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Router# show ip dhcp Memory usage Address pools Database agents Automatic bindings Manual bindings Expired bindings Malformed messages Secure arp entries Message BOOTREQUEST DHCPDISCOVER DHCPREQUEST DHCPDECLINE DHCPRELEASE DHCPINFORM Message BOOTREPLY DHCPOFFER DHCPACK DHCPNAK Router#

server statistics 15419 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Received 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sent 0 0 0 0

Configure VLANs
Perform these steps to configure VLANs on your router, beginning in global configuration mode: Command
Step 1

Purpose Enters VLAN configuration mode.

vlan ? Example:
Router# config t Router(config)#vlan ? WORD accounting ifdescr ISL VLAN IDs 1-4094 VLAN accounting configuration VLAN subinterface ifDescr

Router(config)#vlan

Step 2

ISL VLAN ID Example:

Router(config)#vlan 2 Router(config-vlan)#

Adds VLANs, with identifiers ranging from 1- 4094. For details about this command and additional parameters that can be set, see the Cisco IOS Switching Services Command Reference. Updates the VLAN database, propagates it throughout the administrative domain, and returns to global configuration mode.

Step 3

exit
Example:
Router(config-vlan)#exit Router(config)#

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Assign a Switch Port to a VLAN

Perform these steps to assign a switch port to a VLAN, beginning in global configuration mode: Command
Step 1

Purpose Specifies the switch port that you want to assign to the VLAN.

interface switch port id

Example:
Router(config)# interface FastEthernet 2 Router(config-if)#

Step 2

switchport access vlan vlan-id

Example:
Router(config-if)# switchport access vlan 2 Router(config-if)#

Assigns a port to the VLAN.

Step 3

end
Example:
Router(config-if)# end Router#

Exits interface mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Verify Your VLAN Configuration

Use the following commands to view your VLAN configuration.

showEntered from VLAN database mode. Displays summary configuration information for all configured VLANs. show vlan-switchEntered from privileged EXEC mode. Displays detailed configuration information for all configured VLANs.

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Router# vlan database Router(vlan)# show VLAN ISL Id: 1 Name: default Media Type: Ethernet VLAN 802.10 Id: 100001 State: Operational MTU: 1500 Translational Bridged VLAN: 1002 Translational Bridged VLAN: 1003 VLAN ISL Id: 2 Name: VLAN0002 Media Type: Ethernet VLAN 802.10 Id: 100002 State: Operational MTU: 1500 VLAN ISL Id: 3 Name: red-vlan Media Type: Ethernet VLAN 802.10 Id: 100003 State: Operational MTU: 1500 VLAN ISL Id: 1002 Name: fddi-default Media Type: FDDI VLAN 802.10 Id: 101002 State: Operational MTU: 1500 Bridge Type: SRB Translational Bridged VLAN: 1 Translational Bridged VLAN: 1003 VLAN ISL Id: 1003 Name: token-ring-default Media Type: Token Ring VLAN 802.10 Id: 101003 State: Operational MTU: 1500 Bridge Type: SRB Ring Number: 0 Bridge Number: 1 Parent VLAN: 1005 Maximum ARE Hop Count: 7 Maximum STE Hop Count: 7 Backup CRF Mode: Disabled Translational Bridged VLAN: 1 Translational Bridged VLAN: 1002 VLAN ISL Id: 1004 Name: fddinet-default Media Type: FDDI Net VLAN 802.10 Id: 101004 State: Operational MTU: 1500 Bridge Type: SRB Bridge Number: 1 STP Type: IBM VLAN ISL Id: 1005 Name: trnet-default

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Media Type: Token Ring Net VLAN 802.10 Id: 101005 State: Operational MTU: 1500 Bridge Type: SRB Bridge Number: 1 STP Type: IBM Router# show vlan-switch VLAN ---1 2 1002 1003 1004 1005 VLAN ---1 2 1002 1003 1004 1005 Name -------------------------------default VLAN0002 fddi-default token-ring-default fddinet-default trnet-default Type ----enet enet fddi tr fdnet trnet SAID ---------100001 100002 101002 101003 101004 101005 MTU ----1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 Parent -----1005 Status --------active active active active active active Ports ------------------------------Fa0, Fa1, Fa3 Fa2

RingNo -----0 -

BridgeNo -------1 1

Stp ---ibm ibm

BrdgMode -------srb -

Trans1 -----1002 0 1 1 0 0

Trans2 -----1003 0 1003 1002 0 0

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