RE: Ether-channel and port-channel

From: Pratt, Jeremy (JPratt@coh.org)
Date: Wed Jul 09 2003 - 14:01:22 GMT-3


I create the channel-group so that you can make one change to affect all
ports.

I believe that you need the channel-group anyways for it to work.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rivalino YMT. [mailto:rivel131@cyberlib.itb.ac.id]
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:03 AM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Ether-channel and port-channel

Hi groups,

I found confusing configuration in lab workbook. The configuration is
below.

The task:
Create Ether-channel on fa0/23 - fa0/24, as trunk with encapsulation
isl. Allowed vlan is 1,2,3.

Answer:
interface fa0/23
 switchport mode trunk
 switchport trunk encapsulation isl
 switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,2,3
 no ip address
 channel-group 1
!
interface fa0/24
 switchport mode trunk
 switchport trunk encapsulation isl
 switcport trunk allowed vlan 1,2,3
 no ip address
 channel-group 1
!
interface port-channel1
 switchport mode trunk
 switchport trunk encapsulation isl
 switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,2,3
 no ip address

My question:
Should we create interface port-channel in this case? AFAIK, port-channel
is needed if we want to create layer 3 interface. If we want to create
ether-channel, we just add 'channel-group' command on interfaces. There is
no need create interface port-channel.

Thank you for your response,
Rivel



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