Arran Cudbard-Bell wrote:
On 23 Aug 2011, at 14:24, Stephen R. van den Berg wrote:
Alan DeKok wrote:
The DHCP relaying code is in FreeRADIUS for a reason. While it doesn't work perfectly yet, there have been a number of requests for it.
What is the rationale for them not to use dhcp-helper ?
Whats the rationale for them not to use another DHCP server?
It seems that you don't know the answer to my question, but I'll help you with this one: The reason one would not want to use a different DHCP server is because freeradius allows controlling the DHCP server using a RADIUS backend. This allows for more finegrained control over the DHCP responses than most other DHCP servers provide. DHCP relay functionality, however, is a rather dull and simple task. Just about the only configurable thing about a DHCP relay is the IP address of the upstream DHCP server it relays to. Embedding this functionality in a radius server doesn't give you great benefits. A small program like dhcp-helper does the relaying part just fine (at least as good as, if not better than freeradius). -- Stephen. "What do I do when I see someone *extremely gorgeous*? I stare, I smile, and when I get tired... I put the mirror down."