CCENT: Interswitch Connectivity


Overview/Description
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description

A switch's port can either function as a regular access port or it can be used as a trunk port and used to connect to another switch. Discover how these port types and trunks are configured, and how VLAN traffic is impacted, as you prepare for the 100-105: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 certification exam.



Expected Duration (hours)
1.3

Lesson Objectives

CCENT: Interswitch Connectivity

  • configure trunking on a switch
  • describe the 802.1q protocol
  • describe the command to display interface-trunk information
  • describe the purpose of DTP
  • identify the trunking protocols supported by Cisco
  • describe the capabilities of VTP server mode
  • describe the use of the VTP primary command
  • list the VTP modes
  • specify how to display VTP information on the switch
  • configure 802.1q trunk links
  • configure a native VLAN on the switch
  • troubleshoot native VLAN issues
  • troubleshoot the native VLAN
  • troubleshoot trunk links between switches
  • Course Number:
    it_ccenttv_20_03_enus

    Expertise Level
    Beginner