On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 16:59 -0400, Ross S. W. Walker wrote: > John wrote: > > On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 15:46 -0400, Ross S. W. Walker wrote: > > > Timothy Selivanow wrote: > > > > On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 15:14 -0400, John wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 14:08 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > > > > > > Timothy Selivanow wrote: > > > > > > > On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 14:26 -0400, John wrote: > > > > > > >> If I paid a couple grand for a core switch i'd be calling Cisco! > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > They're not core switches, they're just the catalyst 2900XL which is a > > > > > > > small 24 port switch. We've got stacks of these sitting unused, so I > > > > > > > doubt they're too expensive/valuable. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > They were expensive once. Now they are end-of-life'd and you can't get > > > > > > a support contract or a new IOS for them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yea there 8years old and do not support todays technology. All the way > > > > > back to IOS 8.. > > > > > > > > It's running IOS 12.0(5)WC16, but running that command in enable didn't > > > > work (also tried it in config). Thanks for all of your suggestions and > > > > help. It's still pretty frustrating though... > > > > > > sw1-ven-nyc(config-if)#switch trunk encap ? > > > dot1q Interface uses only 802.1q trunking encapsulation when trunking > > > isl Interface uses only ISL trunking encapsulation when trunking > > > > > > It supports dot1q, you need to setup a port group for the 2 interfaces > > > though and then configure trunking on that port group. > > > > > > -Ross > > > > It supports what you are after through using the "Expansion Modules" > > Like Ross said you will have to make create port Pairs IE, a 24 port > > switch can support up to 8 ports total . Maybe an easier way to > > accomplish this would be to use the cisco CMS or Cisco Works Manager. > > > > Standards > > * IEEE 802.3x full duplex on 100Base-T ports > > * IEEE 802.1D Spanning-Tree > > * IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX > > * IEEE 802.3 10Base-T specification > > * IEEE 802.3z 1000Base-X > > * IEEE 802.3ab > > * IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Trunking > > * ATM Forum LANE 1.0 > > > > Reference: > > > > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps6 > > 07/product_data_sheet09186a0080088a16.pdf > > I don't think you need to do all that: > > Check out: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst2900xl_3500xl/release12.0_5_wc3/swg/Swgports.html > > -Ross > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by > the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged > and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient > of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, > is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, > please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the > original and any copy or printout thereof. I Qoute: "Trunking is supported on all 8-MB switches running Cisco IOS 12.0(5)XP and later. Trunking is not supported on some older software releases and on some older Catalyst 2900 XL switches and modules. For information about which older devices and software releases support trunking, refer to the release notes for Release 11.2(8)SA6 or earlier (http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/c2900xl/index.htm)." References: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst2900xl_3500xl/release12.0_5_wc3/swg/Swgvlans.html#wp1029884 Now for what version of the 2900 you have I do not know. But it seems the info on Ciscos site is kind of misleading in places. There is some documentation that says it works and some say you have to have the add on modules. Your best bet if your not comfortable with the IOS command line is to use the Web Interface or the Cisco Works Manager Interface. I say this because I have really no way of knowing your experiance on this. I wouln't do this on a live production switch. If any one else could chime in and provide a 2900 configuration with trunking setup would be nice. Just remove your IPs and replace with x.x.x.x. I am interested in this also. > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- ~/john OpenPGP Sig:BA91F079