Does every switch have 104 and 105 in the vlan database? If so, I  
would try and extend the vlan between two neighbor switches. If that  
works extend it farther. Do that again and again until you find the  
problem.

-Matt

On Dec 11, 2008, at 11:58 AM, Travis Johnson wrote:

> Here ya go...
>
> Travis
> Microserv
>
> Matt Liotta wrote:
>>
>> A diagram would really help.
>>
>> -Matt
>>
>> On Dec 11, 2008, at 11:39 AM, Travis Johnson wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am still having a slight issue with a new setup of a Cisco VLAN.
>>> Here
>>> is how things are now:
>>>
>>> We have about 60 Cisco switches (3500 series) all connected together
>>> (one after another) in a giant "ring". Every fiber port has trunking
>>> enabled for all three VLANS (1, 104, 105). On two of the switches
>>> (separated by about 20 other switches) one FastEthernet port on each
>>> switch has an "access vlan 105" setup. We also have spanning-tree
>>> disabled on every switch but one (neither of the ones with the  
>>> access
>>> ports) and it does seem to be working correctly because one of the
>>> fiber
>>> ports shows "forwarding" and the other shows "blocking", which means
>>> the
>>> VLAN is going all the way around the ring (or so it seems).
>>>
>>> However, we can not get any traffic to pass. I have even installed a
>>> traffic sniffer and setup the switch at our NOC with that VLAN (105)
>>> and
>>> there is only an occasional broadcast packet.
>>>
>>> Is there any kind of a limit to the number of switches that
>>> spanning-tree or VLANs will traverse? What am I missing here?
>>>
>>> Travis
>>> Microserv
>>>
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