Cisco Catalyst 2950 Command Reference

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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Cisco IOS Commands
ip dhcp snooping information option
ip dhcp snooping information option
Use the ip dhcp snooping information option global configuration command to enable DHCP
option-82 data insertion. Use the no form of this command to disable DHCP option-82 data insertion.
ip dhcp snooping information option
no ip dhcp snooping information option
Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults DHCP option-82 data insertion is enabled.
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines You must globally enable DHCP snooping by using the ip dhcp snooping global configuration
command for any DHCP snooping configuration to take effect.
When the option-82 feature is enabled and a switch receives a DHCP request from a host, it adds the
option-82 information in the packet. The option-82 information contains the switch MAC address (the
remote ID suboption) and the port identifier, vlan-mod-port, from which the packet is received (circuit
ID suboption). The switch forwards the DHCP request that includes the option-82 field to the DHCP
server.
When the DHCP server receives the packet, it can use the remote ID, the circuit ID, or both to assign IP
addresses and implement policies, such as restricting the number of IP addresses that can be assigned to
a single remote ID or a circuit ID. Then the DHCP server echoes the option-82 field in the DHCP reply.
The DHCP server unicasts the reply to the switch if the request was relayed to server by the switch. When
the client and server are on the same subnet, the server broadcasts the reply. The switch inspects the
remote ID and possibly the circuit ID fields to verify that it originally inserted the option-82 data. The
switch removes the option-82 field and forwards the packet to the switch port that connects to the DHCP
host that sent the DHCP request.
Examples This example shows how to enable DHCP option-82 data insertion:
Switch(config)# ip dhcp snooping information option
You can verify your settings by entering the show ip dhcp snooping privileged EXEC command.
Release Modification
12.1(19)EA1 This command was introduced.

Cisco Catalyst 2950 Specifications

General

Forwarding Bandwidth	8.8 Gbps
Switching Capacity	13.6 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	6.6 Mpps
Weight	3.6 kg
RAM	16 MB
Flash Memory	8 MB
Operating Humidity	10% to 85% non-condensing
Uplink Ports	2 x 10/100/1000Base-T
Dimensions	4.4 cm x 44.5 cm x 24.2 cm
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, Telnet, HTTP
Features	Quality of Service (QoS), VLAN support
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Status Indicators	system
Operating Temperature	0 to 45°C
Ports	24 x 10/100 Ethernet ports
MAC Address Table Size	8, 192 entries
Power Supply	Internal 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz