BCMSN Buffs - Help me understand something here..
cisco_trooper
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How many vlans can an 802.1q trunk support?
According to Cisco Press BCMSN it is 4096. Why then can you only assign an access port to VLANs 1 - 4094? What are the other two VLANs that an 802.1q trunk can support?
According to Cisco Press BCMSN it is 4096. Why then can you only assign an access port to VLANs 1 - 4094? What are the other two VLANs that an 802.1q trunk can support?
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networker050184
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4096 VLANs 0-4095. 0 and 4095 are reserved for system use which leaves 1 - 4094 available for use.An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made. -
cisco_trooper
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networker050184 wrote:4096 VLANs 0-4095. 0 and 4095 are reserved for system use which leaves 1 - 4094 available for use.
Do these VLANs ( 0 and 4095 ) actually traverse the trunk though? Looking out on my buddy google it looks like 4095 is used by CPU only and assigned to invalid VLANs. If it is an invalid VLAN I would have to assume this is not actually going to be forwarded out a trunk port...and would be only locally significant.
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kryolla
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what ever vlans are turned up and allowed will traverse the trunk linksStudying for CCIE and drinking Home Brew -
cisco_trooper
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kryolla wrote:what ever vlans are turned up and allowed will traverse the trunk links
So I can do:
switchport trunk allowed vlan add 0, 4095
..and that will be a valid configuration on a trunk port?
Sorry for these silly questions but I do not have switches in front of me at the moment to just knock this out... -
kryolla
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vlan 0 & 4095 is reserved for system use.
vlan 1 default
2-1001 ethernet vlan normal use
1006-4094 ethernet vlan extended range refer to Cisco DOCStudying for CCIE and drinking Home Brew -
cisco_trooper
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kryolla wrote:vlan 0 & 4095 is reserved for system use.
vlan 1 default
2-1001 ethernet vlan normal use
1006-4094 ethernet vlan extended range refer to Cisco DOC
I know, but Cisco says a trunk will support 4096 VLANs, implying 0 and 4095 can traverse a trunk link, which I believe is inaccurate.... -
kryolla
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check the RFC for 802.1Q
ISL it is 1024 vlansStudying for CCIE and drinking Home Brew -
dtlokee
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cisco_trooper wrote:kryolla wrote:vlan 0 & 4095 is reserved for system use.
vlan 1 default
2-1001 ethernet vlan normal use
1006-4094 ethernet vlan extended range refer to Cisco DOC
I know, but Cisco says a trunk will support 4096 VLANs, implying 0 and 4095 can traverse a trunk link, which I believe is inaccurate....
I don't really know what your hangup is on this, are you just trying to prove a point about the book being wrong. If you look at the output "show interface trunk" it will say "vlans allowed on trunk 1-4094" so 0 and 4095 are excluded, end of story.The only easy day was yesterday! -
cisco_trooper
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dtlokee wrote:cisco_trooper wrote:kryolla wrote:vlan 0 & 4095 is reserved for system use.
vlan 1 default
2-1001 ethernet vlan normal use
1006-4094 ethernet vlan extended range refer to Cisco DOC
I know, but Cisco says a trunk will support 4096 VLANs, implying 0 and 4095 can traverse a trunk link, which I believe is inaccurate....
I don't really know what your hangup is on this, are you just trying to prove a point about the book being wrong. If you look at the output "show interface trunk" it will say "vlans allowed on trunk 1-4094" so 0 and 4095 are excluded, end of story.
My biggest problem right now is I don't have a switch in front of me which is beginning to drive me mad, because this is simple stuff right here. The command either works or it doesn't. And IF it does, which I suspect it DOESN'T, but IF it does, it wouldn't be hard to figure out if that traffic would go over the trunk. That's the jist of it. -
cisco_trooper
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cisco_trooper wrote:dtlokee wrote:cisco_trooper wrote:kryolla wrote:vlan 0 & 4095 is reserved for system use.
vlan 1 default
2-1001 ethernet vlan normal use
1006-4094 ethernet vlan extended range refer to Cisco DOC
I know, but Cisco says a trunk will support 4096 VLANs, implying 0 and 4095 can traverse a trunk link, which I believe is inaccurate....
I don't really know what your hangup is on this, are you just trying to prove a point about the book being wrong. If you look at the output "show interface trunk" it will say "vlans allowed on trunk 1-4094" so 0 and 4095 are excluded, end of story.
My biggest problem right now is I don't have a switch in front of me which is beginning to drive me mad, because this is simple stuff right here. The command either works or it doesn't. And IF it does, which I suspect it DOESN'T, but IF it does, it wouldn't be hard to figure out if that traffic would go over the trunk. That's the jist of it.
It's official. BCMSN is crap. You can only assigned 1 - 4094 to the trunk just now confirmed on a 2950, making the 4096 number incorrect. I wonder how it is on the test.... -
EdTheLad
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cisco_trooper wrote:
It's official. BCMSN is crap. You can only assigned 1 - 4094 to the trunk just now confirmed on a 2950, making the 4096 number incorrect. I wonder how it is on the test....
Enough already, an 802.1q trunk will support 4096 vlans due to a 12bit field in the vlan tag.Cisco's implementation allows 4094, is the BCMSN incorrect or is your Interpretation incorrect.Does anyone really care?Networking, sometimes i love it, mostly i hate it.Its all about the $$$$ -
cisco_trooper
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EdTheLad wrote:cisco_trooper wrote:
It's official. BCMSN is crap. You can only assigned 1 - 4094 to the trunk just now confirmed on a 2950, making the 4096 number incorrect. I wonder how it is on the test....
Enough already, an 802.1q trunk will support 4096 vlans due to a 12bit field in the vlan tag.Cisco's implementation allows 4094, is the BCMSN incorrect or is your Interpretation incorrect.Does anyone really care?
You obviously do...
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CCIE_2011
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vlan 0 is used for voice sometime!!
switchport voice vlan dot1p <
will use vlan 0 for voice.
you didn't create it & can use it as other vlans.. : | : . : | : .
