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The clients and OHCP server reside on different subnets. Which command must be used to forward requests and replies between clients on the 10.10.0.1/24 subnet and the DHCP server at 192.168.10.1?

The correct answer is C. ip helper-address 192.168.10.1. To enable DHCP clients on one subnet to receive IP addresses from a DHCP server on a different subnet, the router connecting them must be configured as a DHCP relay agent.

Submitted by ngozi_ng· Mar 5, 2026IP Services

Question

The clients and OHCP server reside on different subnets. Which command must be used to forward requests and replies between clients on the 10.10.0.1/24 subnet and the DHCP server at 192.168.10.1?

Options

  • Aip route 192.168.10.1
  • Bip default-gateway 192.168.10.1
  • Cip helper-address 192.168.10.1
  • Dip dhcp address 192.168.10.1

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  • A
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  • B
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  • C
    89% (34)
  • D
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Why each option

To enable DHCP clients on one subnet to receive IP addresses from a DHCP server on a different subnet, the router connecting them must be configured as a DHCP relay agent.

Aip route 192.168.10.1

The `ip route` command is used to establish static routing entries and does not specifically address the forwarding of broadcast DHCP requests across subnets.

Bip default-gateway 192.168.10.1

The `ip default-gateway` command is typically used on an end device or a Layer 2 switch for its own management traffic, not on a router to forward client DHCP requests.

Cip helper-address 192.168.10.1Correct

DHCP requests are broadcast messages that do not traverse router boundaries by default. The `ip helper-address` command, configured on the router interface connected to the client subnet, intercepts these broadcasts and converts them into unicast packets, forwarding them to the specified DHCP server at 192.168.10.1.

Dip dhcp address 192.168.10.1

The `ip dhcp address` command is not a standard Cisco IOS command for configuring DHCP relay functionality; it might be part of configuring a DHCP server on the router itself, which is not the goal here.

Concept tested: DHCP Relay Agent configuration

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipaddr_dhcp/configuration/15-mt/dhcp-15-mt-book/dhcp-relay-agent.html

Topics

#DHCP relay#ip helper-address#inter-subnet DHCP#DHCP forwarding

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