Native VLAN

Hi guys

So I know many people will have asked this already and i have read some
posts int he archive.
However I am still not clear.

My understanding is that the native vlan is used over a trunk link to sent
traffic untagged.

1)Can somebody provide a practical example of why you would want to send
untagged traffic across the trunk.

2) I have also read in the archives that one of the reasons for using a
native vlan is to send management traffic
across a trunk, and if the trunk loses its trunk status the traffic will
continue to flow because it is untagged.
What does this statement mean when it says "the trunk loses its trunk
status?"

Thanks in advance

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Received on Tue May 18 2010 - 21:44:06 ART