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authorrebortg <github@ghlr.de>2023-01-28 21:45:41 +0100
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@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ If you want your router to forward DHCP requests to an external DHCP server
you can configure the system to act as a DHCP relay agent. The DHCP relay
agent works with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
-All interfaces used for the DHCP relay must be configured.
+All interfaces used for the DHCP relay must be configured. This includes the
+uplink to the DHCP server.
**********
IPv4 relay
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ Configuration
.. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-relay interface <interface>
- Enable the DHCP relay service on the given interface.
+ Interfaces that participate in the DHCP relay process, including the uplink
+ to the DHCP server.
.. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-relay server <server>
@@ -62,9 +64,9 @@ Example
=======
* Listen for DHCP requests on interface ``eth1``.
-* DHCP server is located at IPv4 address 10.0.1.4.
+* DHCP server is located at IPv4 address 10.0.1.4 on ``eth2``.
* Router receives DHCP client requests on ``eth1`` and relays them to the server
- at 10.0.1.4.
+ at 10.0.1.4 on ``eth2``.
.. figure:: /_static/images/service_dhcp-relay01.png
:scale: 80 %