On Wed, 17 May 2006 16:25:20 -0500
"Bill Marquette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On 5/17/06, Ispánovits Imre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Wed, 17 May 2006 15:32:41 -0500
> > "Bill Marquette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > On 5/17/06, Ispánovits Imre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > True, seconded :)  Using dedicated (untagged) vlans for each port in a
> > > > > trunk configuration is a good idea too if your switch supports this.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Trunked vlans? How this looks like?
> > >
> > > Again, I think my terminology is getting the better of me.
> > >
> > > Lets say port 5 is in vlan 5, but you want it to be a trunk port, not
> > > an access port, you still keep it in vlan 5, but you put vlans 6-10 in
> > > your trunk statement.  The native vlan for the port is 5, the tagged
> > > vlans are 6-10.  I can't speak to any switches other than Cisco and
> > > even then it's not my job to configure them, I know enough to make it
> > > work on the firewall side.
> > >
> >
> > I don't know how is it with Cisco, but with this D-Link switch "considers a
> > trunk as a single port entity, regardless of the trunk composition. Each
> > enabled trunk is comprised of four contigous ports." (Sorry it is from the
> > manual).
> > Is it the same as what you talked about?
> 
> Nope.  In cisco terminology that sounds like a portchannel...heh :)
> 

Then it's better to find some Cisco education material to learn more about
this terminology, because it seems to be the most widely spread.

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