From: Anthony Sequeira (Anthony_Sequeira@skillsoft.com)
Date: Thu Jul 10 2008 - 16:54:28 ART
I passed the exam and used the following approach to such issues:
I do not configure anything unless Cisco asks me to do so - implicitly
or explicitly.
Here are examples for you:
Task 2.1 Configure an 802.1Q trunk between SW1 and SW2 using Fa0/2.
Ensure that only VLANS from this lab scenario are permitted.
SW1:
interface fa0/2
switchport trunk encap dot1q
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed-vlan 10,20,30,40,50
Task 2.1 Configure an 802.1Q trunk between SW1 and SW2 using Fa0/2.
Ensure that only VLANS from this lab scenario are permitted. Do not use
DTP.
SW1:
interface fa0/2
switchport trunk encap dot1q
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk nonegotiate
switchport trunk allowed-vlan 10,20,30,40,50
Remember these important points about the exam:
1 - It is not a "best practices" exam.
2 - While you are typically not penalized for "over-configuration", you
are not gaining anything per se and just wasting time.
3 - Are you still reading this post :-) jeez...
Anthony J Sequeira
#15626
www.freeiestuff.com
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Nate Cielieska
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 3:30 PM
To: Cisco certification
Subject: General Concensus on DTP
I think i know the answer already but for those that especially went and
passed the exam:
DTP on a dot1q interface explicity said to be a dot1q interface... did
you
disable it with switchport nonegotiate? Or did you leave it on unless
specifically told not to do DTP over the interface?
I have seen it both ways.. is there a general concensus or rule of
thumb. I
would think real world if both endpoints were set to mode "on" you would
disable explicitly all the time.. but the exam is a minimalist approach
so
it could be leave it unless specifically asked to disable.
Regards,
Nate
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