IP Configuration
IPv4 Management and Interfaces
Cisco Small Business 200, 300 and 500 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide (Internal Version)  287
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STEP  6 Device forwards DHCPOFFER, DHCPACK, or DHCPNAK.
The following summarizes how DHCP packets are handled from both trusted and 
untrusted ports. The DHCP Snooping Binding database is stored in non-volatile 
memory.
DHCP Snooping Packet Handling
Packet Type Arriving from 
Untrusted Ingress 
Interface
Arriving from Trusted Ingress 
Interface
DHCPDISCOVER Forward to trusted 
interfaces only.
Forwarded to trusted interfaces 
only.
DHCPOFFER Filter. Forward the packet according to 
DHCP information. If the 
destination address is unknown 
the packet is filtered.
DHCPREQUEST Forward to trusted 
interfaces only.
Forward to trusted interfaces 
only.
DHCPACK Filter. Same as DHCPOFFER and an 
entry is added to the DHCP 
Snooping Binding database. 
DHCPNAK Filter. Same as DHCPOFFER. Remove 
entry if exists.
DHCPDECLINE Check if there is 
information in the 
database. If the 
information exists and 
does not match the 
interface on which the 
message was 
received, the packet 
is filtered. Otherwise 
the packet is 
forwarded to trusted 
interfaces only, and 
the entry is removed 
from database.
Forward to trusted interfaces only