RE: Etherchannel negotiation real world applications

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From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Aaron Riemer
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 8:42 AM
To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
Subject: Etherchannel negotiation real world applications

Hi,

I am just going over etherchannel at the moment and wondering what the pro's and cons are comparing negotiation and no negotiation.

I know it is similar to DTP where you can automatically negotiate an etherchannel but why do this? You still have to create a channel group interface at both ends so why not just set the mode to 'ON' while you are there?

I understand its application with servers that talk LACP for example. Does anyone know why negotiation would be preferred over no negotiation and vice versa?

Thanks,

-Aaron.

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Received on Wed Mar 23 2011 - 13:02:17 ART