I believe the main difference is that ISL supports per-VLAN Spanning Tree, and 802.1q does not. Jeff Jeff Groman IS Department, Childrens Hospital, Denver [EMAIL PROTECTED] 303 864 5671 On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Lopez, Robert wrote: > > What are the differences between isl and 802.1q trunking. If I'm in a total > cisco switched environment, should I always use isl? What would be a good > reason to use 802.1q? Which one is more favored over the other? > > Robert > > > > Robert M. Lopez > Network Planning > Ann Arbor Data Center > Pfizer Global Research & Development > > > > _________________________________ > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html > Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

