RE: VTP v2

From: Dennis J. Hartmann (dennisjhartmann@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Nov 18 2005 - 13:12:45 GMT-3


    vtp mode transparent is as close as you're going to get in native IOS.
 
    CatOS VTPv3 will let you turn VTP operation off, but that's not covered
on the CCIE.
 
Dennis J. Hartmann
White Pine Communications
dh8@pobox.com
CCSI#23402 / CCVP / CCIP / CCNP
Cisco Optical, VPN & IDS Specialist
MCSE

 

 

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From: Kayode Oladipo [mailto:kayoladipo@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 11:08 AM
To: messageboard@ventrefamily.com; dennisjhartmann@hotmail.com;
ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: VTP v2

Hi all,

Just being curious, is there a way to disable VTP?

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From: James Ventre <messageboard@ventrefamily.com>
Reply-To: James Ventre <messageboard@ventrefamily.com>
To: "Dennis J. Hartmann" <dennisjhartmann@hotmail.com>,
ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: VTP v2
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:05:25 -0500
>http://www.certificationzone.com/cisco/newsletter/SL/nla_11-30-04_newage.ht
ml
>Table 25. VTP Version 2 Functionality differences with Version 1
>
>VTP Functionality
>
>Support/Processing in Version 2
>
>Token Ring
>
>Token Ring Bridge Relay Function (TrBRF) and Token Ring Concentrator
>Relay Function (TrCRF) VLAN are supported
>
>Unrecognized Type-Length-Value (TLV)
>
>In V2, a server will propagate TLVs even those it does not understand. It
>also saves them in NVRAM when the switch is in VTP server mode. This
>could be useful if not all devices are at the same version or release
>level.
>
>Version-Dependent Transparent Mode
>
>Version 1 supports multiple domains while Version 2 supports only 1.
>Normal behavior for V1 would be to forward messages only if they match
>the destination domain name and version. VTPv2 does not do this check
>before forwarding.
>
>Consistency Checks
>
>VTPv1 does more consistency checking on messages, which can add overhead.
>As long as the MD5 digest on a message is correct, VTPv2 will forward it.
>VTPv2 will consistency-check new configuration information added through
>the configuration editor, Cluster Management Software or SNMP.
>
>Dennis J. Hartmann wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of any enhancements in VTP version 2 (other than
token
> ring support)?
>
> I believe this is the only enhancement from VTP version 1.
>
> Dennis J. Hartmann
> White Pine Communications dh8@pobox.com
> CCSI#23402 / CCVP / CCIP / CCNP
> Cisco Optical, VPN & IDS Specialist
> MCSE
>
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