Default Layer 2 Ethernet Interface Vlan Configuration; Configuring An Ethernet Interface As A Trunk Port; Interaction With Other Features - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 13 Configuring VLANs

Default Layer 2 Ethernet Interface VLAN Configuration

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Table 13-6 Default Layer 2 Ethernet Interface VLAN Configuration
Feature
Interface mode
Allowed VLAN range
VLAN range eligible for pruning
Default VLAN (for access ports)
Native VLAN (for 802.1Q trunks)

Configuring an Ethernet Interface as a Trunk Port

Because trunk ports send and receive VTP advertisements, to use VTP you must ensure that at least one
trunk port is configured on the switch and that this trunk port is connected to the trunk port of a second
switch. Otherwise, the switch cannot receive any VTP advertisements.
This section includes these procedures for configuring an Ethernet interface as a trunk port on the switch:
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Note The default mode for Layer 2 interfaces is switchport mode dynamic desirable. If the neighboring
interface supports trunking and is configured to allow trunking, the link is a Layer 2 trunk.

Interaction with Other Features

Trunking interacts with other features in these ways:
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shows the default Layer 2 Ethernet interface VLAN configuration.
Interaction with Other Features, page 13-21
Defining the Allowed VLANs on a Trunk, page 13-23
Changing the Pruning-Eligible List, page 13-24
Configuring the Native VLAN for Untagged Traffic, page 13-25
A trunk port cannot be a secure port.
Trunk ports can be grouped into EtherChannel port groups, but all trunks in the group must have the
same configuration. When a group is first created, all ports follow the parameters set for the first
port to be added to the group. If you change the configuration of one of these parameters, the switch
propagates the setting you entered to all ports in the group:
– allowed-VLAN list
– STP port priority for each VLAN
– STP Port Fast setting
– trunk status: if one port in a port group ceases to be a trunk, all ports cease to be trunks.
Default Setting
switchport mode dynamic desirable
VLANs 1–4094 when the enhanced software image
is installed and 1 to 1005 when the standard
software image is installed
VLANs 2–1001
VLAN 1
VLAN 1
Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
Configuring VLAN Trunks
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