Re: Trunking - switchport Nonegotiate

From: Shahid Ansari (shahid1357@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Oct 25 2008 - 10:38:56 ARST


If you will check Internetwork Expert Core Lab Workbook(R/S) solution ,
You will find it on most of the L2 configuration Labs without special task
language : )

It is safeguard when DTP negotiation packets will not need to be sent on the
interface .

On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 5:24 AM, Scott M Vermillion <
scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com> wrote:

> Hey Nit,
>
> I'm not aware that issuing 'switchport nonegotiate' is considered by Cisco
> to be a best practice, so I don't think it will hurt you on points at all
> one way or the other. I think it's just that IE (among others) subscribes
> to the general philosophy that in the lab you leave nothing to chance and
> you leave nothing dynamic that doesn't absolutely have to be according to
> task language. That way there are no surprises - especially in the rare
> case of a re-grade or something like that where your configs are being
> loaded up after the fact.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Nitro Drops
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 7:59 PM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Trunking - switchport Nonegotiate
>
> Using IE materials. Noticed that SG always set the trunking interface to
> 'switchport nonegotiate' for Dot1q and ISL.
>
> If the task didnt mentioned about preventing DTP? is it fine to omit
> 'switchport nonegotiate' out?
>
>
> Thnx for any kind replies in advance
>
> Cheers
> Nit
>
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