Packet Tracer - DHCP packets not being routed to server

[Ogg_Vorbis]

Howdy,

I've got a problem in my simulation, for some reason I can't seem to get the DHCP packet to make it over to the DHCP server. It makes it to the sever access switch, then drops.

I have the DHCP server set up with a static IP in my Servers VLAN, and I have the L3 switches pointing to that address with the IP helper-address. The VLANs are configured properly in the server itself, and configured on my switches. I'm really not sure what could be the issue here. As a side note, I am going to connect the Servers access switch to both Core switches, but I'm waiting until I can get this issue sorted.

Here is a picture of what I have so far. I also am attaching my PT file.

Thanks for any help.

[Georg Pauwen · Accepted solution]

Hello,

the VTP setup was incomplete, you need to set a VTP password in order for all switches to be able to have the same Vlan database:

I set the password as below on all switches:

--> vtp password vanguardems

Also, the port connecting the server to the access switch better be an access port in Vlan 80. The problem was that your DHCP server could not communicate with the outside, and could not even reach its own default gateway.

Attached the revised file.

[Ogg_Vorbis]

Thank you sir. I wasn't able to open your modified project on my version of Packet Tracer, but I did follow your steps and modified my local version. Works well now.