From: Nate Cielieska (ncielieska@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jul 10 2008 - 17:17:15 ART
Anthony,
Thanks for taking the time to answer that. Its exactly what i needed.
Regards,
Nate
On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Anthony Sequeira <
Anthony_Sequeira@skillsoft.com> wrote:
> 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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