Forsaken_GA wrote: » yeah I get the same thing when I configure it, doesn't matter if it's layer 2 etherchannel or layer3. So I'm guessing the answer to your question is no. The load issue may simply be because I'm not putting any real traffic through it, but the indexs stay 0. Out of curiosity, what lead you to this conclusion in the first place? Is there documentation you're referring to that lead you to believe otherwise?
tndfr wrote: » thank you for replicating this on your lab, at work we have two 4500s port channeling and they do list the port index as you expect(0,1,2,3 etc..). the port index is what gets used when doing the hashing algorithm, most of the configurations i have see list the port index as i read in the books..... this is really confusing.
Forsaken_GA wrote: » Hrm, I don't have a chassis based switch to test on, but I'm going to guess that the fixed module switches probably don't use the index in the hashing algorithim then, which really wouldn't surprise me, since they usually don't have the same amount of horse power as the chassis switches.
larue38462 wrote: » This still has me a bit curious myself since I'm preparing for the Switch exam. I'm going to lab this up with a couple of 3560s today and see if I get different results.
tndfr wrote: » you can also try it in packet tracert, i have a guru at work who was also baffled by this, we'r pointing the finger at an outdated ios, but to be honest it still doesnt make sense, port indexing is fundamental to the way etherchannels work.... let us know how it goes.
