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300-370 · Question #134

An engineer is troubleshooting a DHCP configuration that is being used to discover two WLCs with the IP addresses of 192.168.10.10 and 192.168.10.11. Which string is used for configuration?

The correct answer is D. option 43 hex f108.c0a8.0a0A.c0a0b. To discover WLCs using DHCP, Option 43 is configured on the DHCP server with a specific hexadecimal string representing the WLC IP addresses.

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Question

An engineer is troubleshooting a DHCP configuration that is being used to discover two WLCs with the IP addresses of 192.168.10.10 and 192.168.10.11. Which string is used for configuration?

Options

  • Aoption 80 hex f108.c0a8.0a0A.c0a8.0a0b
  • Boption 60 ip 192.168.10.10 192.168.10.11
  • Coption 43 ip f108.c0a8.0a0A.c0a8.0a0b
  • Doption 43 hex f108.c0a8.0a0A.c0a0b

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    12% (3)
  • D
    77% (20)

Why each option

To discover WLCs using DHCP, Option 43 is configured on the DHCP server with a specific hexadecimal string representing the WLC IP addresses.

Aoption 80 hex f108.c0a8.0a0A.c0a8.0a0b

Option 80 is not typically used for WLC discovery; Option 43 is the standard for vendor-specific information required by Cisco APs for WLC discovery.

Boption 60 ip 192.168.10.10 192.168.10.11

Option 60 is for vendor class identifier and does not directly provide WLC IP addresses; also, 'ip' is not the correct format keyword for specifying multiple WLCs within Option 43.

Coption 43 ip f108.c0a8.0a0A.c0a8.0a0b

While Option 43 is correct, the format keyword 'ip' is incorrect for this specific configuration; the correct keyword to input hexadecimal vendor-specific information is 'hex'.

Doption 43 hex f108.c0a8.0a0A.c0a0bCorrect

DHCP Option 43 is used for vendor-specific information to enable lightweight access points to discover Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs). The 'hex' keyword specifies the input format, and the string 'f108' defines the Cisco vendor-specific type ('f1') and the total length ('08' for 8 bytes, representing two IP addresses). The subsequent hexadecimal values (e.g., 'c0a8.0a0A' for 192.168.10.10) are the representations of the WLC IP addresses.

Concept tested: WLC discovery via DHCP Option 43

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless/5500-series-wireless-controllers/113344-dhcp-opt43-wlc.html

Topics

#DHCP Option 43#AP discovery#WLC joining#Hex conversion

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