Re: DHCP QUESTION

Sorry, but if that was the case, then something very strange was going
on. Like maybe, several machines in the "DMZ" area or something. Not
sure, but a router, by definition halts broadcast traffic. A DHCP
client broadcasts over the local net looking for a DHCP server to
respond. Like I said earlier, unless the router is specifically
configured to route this broadcast traffic, it will be dropped. I don't
think any linksys products can be configured to do this as this is a
certain feature usually found only on enterprise routers. Alas, I don't
want to argue your particular situation. You may have had an odd setup
or something like it. The router, of course has to perform a NAT on
the host addresses so that the ISP only sees one address at your house.

My setup:
Toshiba Cable Modem - DHCP enabled
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Cisco SOHO 71 - DHCP client enabled for e0 (to the cable modem) and
server enabled for the inside interface (NAT enabled)
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Switch & Machines



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