Re: Native Vlan Application

There is a lot of traffic that gets sent over trunks that isn't tagged. Think of CDP, STP, that sort of traffic.

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On Aug 7, 2010, at 9:40 PM, Asim Riaz <ariaz78_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi List,
> I am sure this topic has discussed before, can someone give me application
> for the native vlan when using 802.1Q trunking?
>
> I know the theory that if an untag frame arrive on the trunk, it will be
> forwarded to native vlan, why would I need an untag frame when two of my
> interconnected switches speak 802.1Q and can forward traffic for the vlans
> across switch boundaries?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Asim
>
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