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Which command must be entered to configure a DHCP relay?

The correct answer is D. ip helper-address. To configure a router interface to act as a DHCP relay agent, the ip helper-address command is used, directing DHCP broadcast requests to a specific DHCP server.

Submitted by klara.se· Mar 5, 2026IP Services

Question

Which command must be entered to configure a DHCP relay?

Options

  • Aip dhcp relay
  • Bip dhcp pool
  • Cip address dhcp
  • Dip helper-address

How the community answered

(59 responses)
  • A
    5% (3)
  • B
    7% (4)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    86% (51)

Why each option

To configure a router interface to act as a DHCP relay agent, the `ip helper-address` command is used, directing DHCP broadcast requests to a specific DHCP server.

Aip dhcp relay

`ip dhcp relay` is not a standard Cisco IOS command for configuring a DHCP relay agent on an interface; the correct command is `ip helper-address`.

Bip dhcp pool

`ip dhcp pool` is used to configure a DHCP server on the router itself, defining the range of IP addresses and other options, not to relay client requests to an external server.

Cip address dhcp

`ip address dhcp` is an interface command used to configure the interface itself to obtain its IP address via DHCP, not to relay DHCP requests from other devices.

Dip helper-addressCorrect

The `ip helper-address` command is configured on a router interface to forward specific UDP broadcast services, most notably DHCP (port 67 and 68), from a client's subnet to a DHCP server located on a different subnet. This enables DHCP clients to obtain IP addresses even if their DHCP server is not on the same local network segment.

Concept tested: DHCP Relay configuration

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipaddr_dhcp/configuration/xe-3s/dhcp-xe-3s-book/dhcp-relay-agent.html

Topics

#DHCP relay#ip helper-address#Cisco CLI

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