Meru Technical Note - DHCP option 43 based on AP MAC address in Linux Server

[nsamuel]

Description

DHCP option 43 based on AP MAC address in Linux Server

Scope

KB ARTICLE TYPE: Configuration

RELATED PRODUCTS: AP

RELATED SOFTWARE VERSIONS: N/A

KEYWORDS: DHCP, MAC address, Linux

Solution

Defining the Vendor Class for a particular Subnet; also based on AP MAC

subnet 192.168.10.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

{
range 192.168.10.100 192.168.10.199;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option routers 192.168.10.1;
option domain-name-servers 192.168.10.1;
option domain-name "test.domain";
}

option space MERU;
option MERU.controller-address code 43 = text;

host ap1
{
hardware ethernet 00:15:c5:a5:41:30;
vendor-option-space MERU;
option MERU.controller-address "10.0.100.120";
}

host ap2
{
hardware ethernet 00:50:da:56:1b:c9;
vendor-option-space MERU;
option MERU.controller-address "10.0.100.121";
}

host real_ap
{
hardware ethernet 00:0c:e6:00:37:10;
vendor-option-space MERU;
option MERU.controller-address "10.0.100.120";
}