Is the Cisco router configured to Bootp relay? I believe Cisco uses the term
IPHelper? DHCP is broadcast traffic so you should not have to block ports to
prevent DHCP traffic from crossing the router.
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Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support
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"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi, DHCP issue on a LAN that is connected via a router.
>
> We have two subnets connected via a Cisco 2611 router and
> there is a DHCP server on each subnet.
> Our problem is that clients are picking up ip addresses
> from DHCP server on the other subnet and giving out
> the "wrong" ip address etcc.
>
> I've blocked normal DHCP ports 67 and 68 plus 546, 547,
> on the router via an access-list and applied that to both
> FE interfaces on the router.
>
> This isn't working as clients on one subnet are still
> picking up ip addresses from the other subnet DHCP server.
>
> Would anyone be able to tell me is there anything else I
> may do with the DHCP server on both subnets to stop this
> happening? Any more DHCP ports I need to block on the
> router? A netstat -a on on of the DHCP servers show only
> 67 and 68 in use.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Paul
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