Authoritative

Syntax

no authoritative

Description

The DHCP server is the sole authority for the network configured under this pool. When the DHCP server is configured as authoritative, the server will respond with DHCP ACK or NACK as appropriate for all the received DHCP REQUEST and DHCP INFORM packets belonging to the subnet.

Non-authoritative DHCP INFORM packets received from the clients on a non-authoritative pool will be ignored.

Parameters

authoritative

Configure the DHCP server authoritative for a pool.