Re: VTP question

Switch in VTP Client mode can overwrite Server's VLAN database.

Check this out:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/tech/tk389/tk689/technologies_tech_note091
86a0080890613.shtml#topic7

and this if you have CCO account:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/473/vtp_flash/

Regards,

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2011/9/30 Kgabo Seopa <kgabo.seopa_at_gmail.com>
> Hi,
>
> I stand to differ.
>
> If a new switch has been introduced into the domain with a client mode, it
> will never corrupt the domain at all.
>
> The reason is, when in client mode
>
> (1) It does not generate the summary advertisements for every time period
> (5
> min) - so, its reversion number will not be known on the domain
> (2) When the switch receives a lower configuration reversion number
> compared
> to its current, it simply ignore and drop the packet - thus, without
> forwarding it to any trunk on the domain.
>
> How will it then corrupt the domain.
>
> Regards,
> KG
> CCIE#30089
>
> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 2:20 AM, Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Yes, unless passwords are different.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S)
> > Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 23:27, Nick Jay <wanttobeccde_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > If a new switch is added in a network, With higher revision number,same
> > domain
> > > name but in "CLIENT" mode.. Will it harm the network by flushing the
> vlan
> > > information of the existing network?
> > >
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