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An engineer is configuring DHCP on a Cisco switch and wants to ensure that a DHCP packet will be dropped. Under which condition will this occur?

The correct answer is C. A packet is received on an untrusted interface, and the source MAC address and the DHCP client. Cisco switches configured with DHCP snooping will drop DHCP packets received on untrusted interfaces if their source MAC address or client information does not match the DHCP snooping binding table or violates other security checks.

Submitted by wei.xz· Mar 30, 2026Network Security

Question

An engineer is configuring DHCP on a Cisco switch and wants to ensure that a DHCP packet will be dropped. Under which condition will this occur?

Options

  • AA packet from a DHCP server is received from inside the network or firewall.
  • BAll packets are dropped until the administrator manually enters the approved servers into the
  • CA packet is received on an untrusted interface, and the source MAC address and the DHCP client
  • DA DHCP relay agent forwards a DHCP packet that includes a relay-agent IP address that is

How the community answered

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  • A
    14% (8)
  • B
    7% (4)
  • C
    76% (45)
  • D
    3% (2)

Why each option

Cisco switches configured with DHCP snooping will drop DHCP packets received on untrusted interfaces if their source MAC address or client information does not match the DHCP snooping binding table or violates other security checks.

AA packet from a DHCP server is received from inside the network or firewall.

The condition "from inside the network or firewall" is too broad; legitimate DHCP server packets originate from inside the network and are only dropped if they arrive on an untrusted port.

BAll packets are dropped until the administrator manually enters the approved servers into the

DHCP snooping dynamically builds a binding table and does not inherently drop all packets until manual server entry; it primarily validates packets based on learned bindings and trusted/untrusted port configurations.

CA packet is received on an untrusted interface, and the source MAC address and the DHCP clientCorrect

DHCP snooping on a Cisco switch drops DHCP packets on untrusted interfaces when the source MAC address and DHCP client information in the packet do not match the DHCP snooping binding table or when the packet is from an unauthorized DHCP server, preventing malicious DHCP servers or clients.

DA DHCP relay agent forwards a DHCP packet that includes a relay-agent IP address that is

The statement is incomplete, but DHCP relay agents are generally trusted to forward packets, and dropping is not typically based solely on the presence or value of a relay-agent IP address unless it indicates a specific malformation or policy violation.

Concept tested: DHCP Snooping Packet Dropping Conditions

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3850/software/release/3se/security/configuration_guide/b_sec_3se_3850_cg/b_sec_3se_3850_cg_chapter_01000.html

Topics

#DHCP snooping#Switch security#Untrusted interfaces

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