What Rich said.... On switches that only support dot1q, the command is not needed and therefore not valid. On switches that support ISL and dot1q, the command is valid.
Hope that helps -A On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Richard Mann <[email protected]> wrote: > It's valid syntax on a 3550 or a 4506. See here though: > "If your switch only supports either ISL or 802.1q, this command does not > exist > because there is nothing to specify. This command only works when you can > choose between the two." > http://www.formortals.com/implementing-vlan-trunking/ > Rich / ICN RTC7-Champaign > On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Daniel Zobel <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Another switch question. Why can’t I put in “switchport trunk >> encapsulation dot1q” on a port? The port is already a trunk port. It gives >> me the little carrot under encapsulation tell me that it is invalid. If I >> could I would go a physically put a cable in a new port to make this work, >> but I can’t access the room because of waxing. >> >> >> >> Dan >> >> >> >> Daniel Zobel >> >> Director of Technology >> >> Heyworth CUSD#4 >> >> Direct Phone 309-473-2250 >> >> Grade School 309-473-2822 >> >> High School 309-473-2322 >> >> Unit Office 309-473-3727 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tech-geeks mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.illinicloud.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Tech-geeks mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.illinicloud.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks > > -- "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." -Dr. Howard Thurman ****************************** Aaron Keith Hackney [email protected] Cell 210.325.2196 ****************************** _______________________________________________ Tech-geeks mailing list [email protected] http://lists.illinicloud.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks
