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O.P. Dell PowerConnect 3448P Switch
Ok so my work just purchased a Dell PoE switch.
Currently the way this is all connected (since the switch is sitting on my desk) is as follows.
Internet --> Linksys Switch --> Firewall (Running Smoothwall) --> 3Com Switch --> 3Com Switch --> PoE Switch <-- Laptop
Now port one is configured to accept a DHCP address from the DHCP server and it received 192.168.0.157. I can ping all around the internal and external network, and I can ping google and any other website my heart desires. However when I connect a PC to the switch it doesn't pick up a valid ip address.
2 Problems so far exist:
1) Is I can't find anyway of configuring DHCP on this switch
2) The switch appears to be blocking DHCP requests (so it seems).
With Cisco routes which I am used to configuring you would setup a Helper Address and use a Relay Agent to get the DHCPed information from another system however the Dell system seems to use quite a few proprietary commands. I think the manufacturer of the switch is Anatel.
Why my work bought this instead of a Cisco PoE switch is beyond me haha.
So surfi, cookie, wj or anyone with suggestions?
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