You should be able to just leave the VLAN parameter off and let it default to VLAN UNAWARE.
____________________________________ Rick Barlow Systems Engineering Consultant Nationwide Services Co., Enterprise Business Intelligence Services Mainframe, z/VM and zSeries Linux Support One Nationwide Plaza 3-25-02 Columbus OH 43215-2220 U.S.A Voice: (614) 249-5213 Fax: (614) 677-7681 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] VM/ESA and z/VM Discussions <VMESA-L@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> wrote on 03/07/2006 02:40:29 PM: > VMESA-L@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 18:40:11 -0500, Alan Altmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >From the book, "The defvid defines the default VLAN ID to be associated > >with untagged frames received and transmitted by the Virtual Switch." This > >is also known as the "native VLAN id" in the switch. They must match. > > I checked with the Network group and according to them they do not have > any native VLAN id set up - they do not want any untagged traffic in the > network. What would I use in my DEFINE SWITCH for the defvid in this > case? Is an unused VLAN number acceptable? > > Brian Nielsen