topic Re: DHCP Relay Query in General Topics

DHCP Relay Query

fatboy1607 — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:55:18 GMT

I have a query regarding dhcp relay , I L3 interface on switch where ip helper is configured then there is interconnect between core switch and firewall question is do we need to enabled dhcp relay on palo alto interface connected to core switch

Re: DHCP Relay Query

reaper — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:07:31 GMT

this depends if you want the firewall to also relay the dhcp, or not

Re: DHCP Relay Query

BPry — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:44:23 GMT

@fatboy1607,

What device do you want to actually hand out the addresses? In most situations like what you appear to be describing, the ip helper address configuration will point towards a DHCP server so that it will distribute addresses instead of the switch. In that case, there is no need to configure DHCP Relay on the firewall itself as it's already being handled by your switch and your DHCP server.