Manual:IP/DHCP Relay
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Applies to RouterOS: v3, v4
Summary
DHCP Relay is just a proxy that is able to receive a DHCP request and resend it to the real DHCP server.
Properties
Sub-menu: /ip dhcp-client
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| delay-threshold (time; Default: none) | If secs field in DHCP packet is smaller than delay-threshold, then this packet is ignored |
| dhcp-server (string; Default: ) | List of DHCP servers' IP addresses which should the DHCP requests be forwarded to |
| interface (string; Default: ) | Interface name the DHCP relay will be working on. |
| local-address (IP; Default: 0.0.0.0) | The unique IP address of this DHCP relay needed for DHCP server to distinguish relays. If set to 0.0.0.0 - the IP address will be chosen automatically |
| name (string; Default: ) | Descriptive name for relay |
DHCP relay does not choose the particular DHCP server in the dhcp-server list, it just send the incoming request to all the listed servers.