Hey guys, I have some questions and probable pointers regarding the solution guide fpr Volue I - Detailed Solutions Guide: (I downloaded the most recent one just to be sure)
LAB 1: 1.1 Interface Configuration: question 2: Configure the links to the WLC's such that there is no negotiation on the links: Proposed solution 2 configured ports examples page 19 on the full-DSG document: 2106: ! Interface f0/11 description WLC5 po1 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport mode trunk switchport nonegotiates speed 100 duplex full spanning-tree portfast trunk ! 4400's page 20: ! Interface Gigabitethernet0/2 description WLC1 po2 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport mode trunk switchport nonegotiate speed nonegotiate spanning-tree portfast trunk ! I feel that it should be mentioned that the WLC's have automatic negotiation enabled. So won´t that be a problem if one end sets 100/full or disables negotiation for speed and duplex ? (always set the same settings on both ends when disabling auto negotiation) I would personally first go to the WLC's and configure the duplex/speed settings. Cause I would probably lose WLC remote connection after I configure that through the same switchport in question. So after WLC change I would go to the switch and do the configuration above. Or do it from the WLC console would be even better to see the real status and when things start to work again. ! --------------------------------- 1.2 VLANs, spannig-tree and VTP page 24 last question about vtp pruning: #If a device is not on a VLAN on another switch, ensure that traffic is not sent on that VLAN. Do not use "switchport trunk allowed" for this: Proposed solution same page: ! vtp domain ipexpert vtp pruning vtp mode transparent ! #I understand what pruning does and that is what the question is asking about. However in transparent mode you cannot configure vtp pruning. So I guess thats #why vtp pruning is entered in vtp server mode cause that is the default vtp mode. ! ! #But if you change it to "vtp mode server" you can enter this configuration of "vtp pruning" But if the proctor is looking for this command, it #does not appear in the configuration. So only way to see if pruning is turned on or off is by "show vtp status" then the list should show pruning #to be enabled or disabled. There is nothing wrong with the DSG as the solution works. #However I made one personal discovery as my switch was already in vtp transparent mode. #by default a switch is in vtp server mode, but you never know how they prepared your network in the real lab! (like that is also mentioned in the DSG) #If you enable pruning in server mode. And then change to transparent mode and issue the command show vtp status you #see that pruning becomes enabled. So this would be the trick to alter the pruning behavior in transparent mode. This is what happens if you try to do vtp pruning in transparent mode: ! vtp mode transparent CCIE-sw-A-6509(config)#vtp pruning Cannot modify pruning unless in VTP server mode ! CCIE-sw-A-6509(config)#do show run | i vtp CCIE-sw-A-6509(config)#do show vtp status VTP Version : 2 Configuration Revision : 0 Maximum VLANs supported locally : 1005 Number of existing VLANs : 28 VTP Operating Mode : Server VTP Domain Name : ccie VTP Pruning Mode : Disabled VTP V2 Mode : Enabled VTP Traps Generation : Disabled MD5 digest : 0x6C 0xD3 0xFC 0xFA 0xC2 0x7E 0xD4 0x7E Configuration last modified by 10.10.10.253 at 4-25-11 15:34:20 Local updater ID is 10.10.10.253 on interface Vl10 (lowest numbered VLAN interface found) ! # Now lets try the trick of setting the switch temporary to server mode: CCIE-sw-A-6509(config)#vtp mode server Setting device to VTP SERVER mode CCIE-sw-A-6509(config)#vtp pruning Pruning switched on CCIE-sw-A-6509(config)#do show run | i vtp CCIE-sw-A-6509(config)# CCIE-sw-A-6509(config)#vtp mode transparent Setting device to VTP TRANSPARENT mode. CCIE-sw-A-6509(config)#do show vtp status VTP Version : 2 Configuration Revision : 0 Maximum VLANs supported locally : 1005 Number of existing VLANs : 28 VTP Operating Mode : Transparent VTP Domain Name : ccie VTP Pruning Mode : Enabled VTP V2 Mode : Enabled VTP Traps Generation : Disabled MD5 digest : 0x22 0xF1 0x4F 0x4E 0xBB 0xD5 0xDA 0xB5 Configuration last modified by 10.10.10.253 at 4-25-11 15:40:19 ! _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out www.PlatinumPlacement.com
