Hi,
We have a rather strange problem with a mix of Cisco and Symbol equipment..
- Cisco 801 router running IOS 12.0(4)T. I've configured a DHCP-server on
this router.
- Symbol 4121 access point connected to the 801 through a hub
- Some wireless Symbol PDT7200 CE clients with WiFi. They should get their
IP addresses through DHCP.
Only basic setup has been done (ip addressing, SSID's, etc). No encryption
setup or access control is done yet, so the configuration is simple and
straight forward at this time. It all is tested through my laptop and works
fine including DHCP.
BUT: The Symbol Windows CE clients should get an IP address from the
Cisco-embedded DHCP server normally. Unfortunately, they don't.
What is seen from debugging the Cisco router's DHCP events, is that a DHCP
request is actually sent from the CE client and is received at the router,
and that the router assignes DHCP IP address to the mac address that
requested the address, and sends a reply back over the ethernet. BUT, the
client does not receive the IP address from the DHCP server. Strange!
When I just try the Intel 2011B WiFi card in my laptop using the same SSID,
it works the way it should. The router receives the DHCP request and answers
with the assignment of an IP address, which is received by my laptop.
Upgrading the Cisco from 12.0(4)T to 12.1(8a) resolves the issue. But with a
roll-out to come of more than 800 sites with more than half of them running
12.0(4)T, upgrading them all is not really a thing I'm waiting for.
Is there a known issue of incompatibility, timing, firmware version
differences or any other issues that might prevent the CE clients from
getting their IP addresses from the Cisco 801?
Websites from Cisco nor Symbol have given me an answer yet.
Silvan
