From: Jeff K. (jeffbk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Nov 29 2001 - 17:36:44 GMT-3
You definitely want to use VTP in your enterprise. What if you have 20
VLANs over 20 switches -- it would be a real waste of time to enter all that
information over and over. Besides, VTP is not that intensive, especially
in a switched LAN environment...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy" <guyman@pdq.net>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 3:11 AM
Subject: Re: VTP Server
> RE: VTP ServerAhh, thanks Bill..... Thats what I was understnding, but
when I
> would come to that conclusion, I would see that info about not being able
to
> configure a client... But they mean you cant configure vlans on a client,
but
> you can configure switchports on a client..... So the only real benefit of
VTP
> I can see is that I can configure Vlans on one switch, and have them
> everywhere, which really only decreases a portion of the administrative
> task... But increases network load in the process.... Anyone in the field
> really using this????
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Palacios, Gonzalo
> To: 'Guy Russell' ; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 2:03 PM
> Subject: RE: VTP Server
>
>
>
>
>
> you need a:
>
> interface fast 0/3
> switchport access vlan 5
>
> that's it.
>
> Well, as long as VTP is working fine.
>
> _ you might need a 2924XL-EN for this... (or 3500's)
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guy Russell [mailto:guyman@pdq.net]
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 3:37 AM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: VTP Server
>
>
>
> Ok, I have lost alot of hair on this one. I usually dont ask the group
> questions, but After searching Cisco for days, and poking around the
> switches,
> I am stumped...
>
> Lets say you have one Cat 5000 and a couple of 2900 series switches.
>
> You set up your VTP domain, making your 5000 the server and the others
your
> clients... Now configuring VLANS propogates to the clients no problem.
But
> how
> do you assign different ports on the different switches to the various
> vlans???
>
> or can you only have all the port 1s on vlan 5 etc....????
>
> Doesnt make sense...
>
> This scenario could be all 2900s or whatever, just tossed an example
out.
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