From: Joe Smith (j333smith@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Dec 22 2004 - 18:05:13 GMT-3
It's in the DHCP packet. They won't be the same if the DHCP client is on
another network.
J3
>From: "ccie2be" <ccie2be@nyc.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "ccie2be" <ccie2be@nyc.rr.com>
>To: "Group Study" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Subject: DHCP snooping
>Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:28:46 -0500
>
>Hi guys,
>
>In the 3550 Configuration Guide, in chapter 18, Understanding DHCP
>Features,
>
>it says the following:
>
>. A packet is received on an untrusted interface, and the source MAC
>address
>and the DHCP client
>hardware address do not match.
>
>
>
>How does the switch know or find out the DHCP client hardward address in
>order
>to make the comparison?
>
>
>
>How could the source mac address not be the same as the dhcp client
>hardware
>address? I thought they were the same thing.
>
>
>
>Thanks alot, Tim
>
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