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LOGICAL L3 ROUTING WITH DHCP

  • US 20130151676A1
  • Filed: 02/01/2013
  • Published: 06/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. For a network controller for managing a set of hosts, a method for configuring a host to provide a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service, the method comprising:

  • configuring a DHCP module in a first host to provide a DHCP service;

    configuring a managed forwarding element in the first host to (i) use the DHCP module to obtain network addresses and (ii) forward packets using the obtained network addresses; and

    configuring a second managed forwarding element in a second host to (i) use the DHCP module to obtain network addresses and (ii) forward packets using the obtained network addresses.

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