Help With HomeLab Switch connections

Hey guys, new to networking. Studying for CCENT. Just got my switches and routers and working on switch configs right now. Starting from base and have no past background.

So I'm trying to connect two switches via crossover cable. switch one is cisco 3550 and switch two is cisco 2900 XL.

Now I'm following Jeremy of CBTnuggets. and I did the same configs he did to connect two switches. I left cisco 2900 untouched as he did. no configs on fa0/1.

But on switch one fa0/1 I made the following changes:

interface FastEthernet0/1
description TRUNKING PORT
switchport access vlan 50
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport mode trunk
speed 100
duplex full

Now here's the problem. I did shutdown port and no shutdown to turn it on.
But it doesn't turn on. it goes from administratively down to DOWN.

and on both switches fa0/1 the light doesn't turn on at all. tried working with diff ports same configs so i know ports aren't broken. have wasted whole day trying diff things but no luck. Hopefully someone here can help!

Thank you for you time!!

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Hondabuff

delete vlan.dat

sagarmistry

Hondabuff wrote: »

delete vlan.dat

No luck. it says no such file.

S2#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
S2(config)#delete
S2(config)#delete ?
% Unrecognized command
S2(config)#delete ^Z ^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

S2#delete
01:41:18: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
S2#delete ?
flash: File to be deleted

S2#delete vlan50.dat
Delete filename [vlan50.dat]? y
Delete flash:y? [confirm]y
%Error deleting flash:y (No such file or directory)
S2#
S2#delete vlan.dat
Delete filename [vlan.dat]? y
Delete flash:y? [confirm]y
%Error deleting flash:y (No such file or directory)
S2#
S2#
S2#
S2#show vlan stat
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

S2#show vlan bri
VLAN Name Status Ports
----

1 default active Fa0/1, Fa0/2, Fa0/3, Fa0/4,
Fa0/5, Fa0/6, Fa0/7, Fa0/8,
Fa0/9, Fa0/10, Fa0/11, Fa0/12
50 Computers active
1002 fddi-default active

sagarmistry

Hondabuff wrote: »

delete vlan.dat

My bad just saw my mistake:

But still not deleting.

S2#delete vlan.dat
Delete filename [vlan.dat]?
Delete flash:vlan.dat? [confirm]
S2#
S2#
S2#show vlan bri
VLAN Name Status Ports
----

1 default active Fa0/1, Fa0/2, Fa0/3, Fa0/4,
Fa0/5, Fa0/6, Fa0/7, Fa0/8,
Fa0/9, Fa0/10, Fa0/11, Fa0/12
50 Computers active
1002 fddi-default active
1003 token-ring-default active
1004 fddinet-default active
1005 trnet-default active
S2#delete vlan50.dat
Delete filename [vlan50.dat]?
Delete flash:vlan50.dat? [confirm]
%Error deleting flash:vlan50.dat (No such file or directory)
S2#
S2#
S2#
S2#show vlan bri
VLAN Name Status Ports
----

1 default active Fa0/1, Fa0/2, Fa0/3, Fa0/4,
Fa0/5, Fa0/6, Fa0/7, Fa0/8,
Fa0/9, Fa0/10, Fa0/11, Fa0/12
50 Computers active
1002 fddi-default active

sagarmistry

Guyss, the delete vlan.dat command worked.

All I had to do was give that command and then type reload from privileged mode.
IT asked me to save configs and switch restarted and when i type show vlan brief only the default vlans show up and vlan 50 is gone!!

Thank you guys!!