Re: Layer-2 protocol tunneling between a router and a switch...

From: Mujeeb Sarwar (mujeebsarwar@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Dec 30 2008 - 04:05:01 ARST


Hi,

I guess you can configure Cat2 port which is connected with Cat1 as
dot1q-tunnel with 'l2protocol-tunnel cdp' while port on Cat1 will remain as
trunk port. This would be an asymetric setup and will result in desired
output.

Regards,

Mujeeb

On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Modular <modulartx@gmail.com> wrote:

> Experts,
> I'm confused as to how you set this situation up. If I have the following:
>
> R1--Cat1--Cat2
>
> ...and I want "show cdp neighbor" on R1 to display Cat2 as a neighbor, how
> would I do this?
> I understand the process of setting this up between two routers, but in the
> case above
> the connection between Cat1 and Cat2 is a trunk. I know that on Cat1 you
> disable cdp and
> configure "l2protocol-tunnel cdp" under the port R1 is connected to, but
> on what interface or where
> do you configure things on Cat2? You can't do it on the trunk port because
> the port must be
> manually configured for access or dot1q-tunnel mode.?.?
>
> Thanks,
> Mod...
>
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