Re: Default router for DHCP (IEWB vol 1 lab 18 task 11.2)

From: Alexei Monastyrnyi (alexeim@orcsoftware.com)
Date: Tue Nov 28 2006 - 13:10:19 ART


Hi.

In this case you might end up in either having a timeout when sending to
the dead first GW or in having a black hole for some traffic.

It might depend on _*dead gateway detection*_ on a client side, here is
how Windows do that
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0903.mspx

HTH
A.

on 11/28/2006 9:28 AM Michael Zuo wrote:
> Hi Group,
>
>
>
> I have a question about this task. The task is asking me to configure
> DHCP on a subnet with R6 being the default gateway and R3 should be used
> if R6 is down. The solution shows that HSRP should be used with R6 being
> the active router and DHCP is using the HSRP virtual IP as the default
> gateway. I understood the solution but have a question: couldn't the
> same be accomplished by simply configuring:
>
>
>
> Ip dhcp pool POOL
>
> Default-router [R6 addresse] [R3 address]
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>
>
> Is there any material difference between the two methods?
>
>
>
> thanks
>
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