One of things you will have to do in the VLAN configuration on the Layer 3 device is enter a command called IP helper-address, followed by the IP address of the system providing the DHCP service.

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I’ve been banging my head over what seems to be a problem but not sure if it really is. Okay, this is about VLAN trunking and our VMware environment – hope I can articulate this well. What we are ...

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