PowerConnect 3448P/Devices not getting DHCPed Address

Question

Our firewall which is running Smoothwall is also our DHCP Server. Port 1 on the PoE switch is connected and is set to receive a DHCP address and does so successfully. However no other devices that I connect are able to receive a DHCP address. When I console into the switch I can ping all around the network and internet without a problem so routing isn't an issue in this case. I read that because this is a layer2 switch it wont provide any DHCP Relay/IP Helper Addressing. Which leaves me with a dilemma. How am I supposed to configure this switch so that the DHCP server will provide IP Addressing information to any device connected? The current configuration because the switch is sitting on my desk is as so: Internet > Linksys Switch (providing access to the external network) > Firewall > Switch > Switch > Dell PoE Switch Computers The future configuration once it is successfully providing IP Addresses to devices will be Internet > Linksys Switch > Firewall > Dell PoE Switch Computers.

MattGruden · Answer

Never mind I was able to resolve the issue. I didn't realize the VLAN was active and required an IP Address.

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