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VLAN Trunking Protocol: CCNA Exploration Semester 3
VLAN Trunking Protocol: CCNA Exploration Semester 3
protocol
CCNA Exploration Semester 3
Chapter 4
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Topics
The
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Semester 3
LAN Design
Basic Switch
Concepts
Wireless
VLANs
STP
VTP
Inter-VLAN
routing
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Purpose of VTP
You
VTP domain
Group
VTP server
One
VTP client
Client
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VTP modes
Server
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VTP defaults
Version
VTP Version
Maximum VLANs Supported
Number of Existing VLANs
VTP Operating Mode- server, client, or transparent.
VTP Domain Name
VTP Pruning Mode
VTP V2 Mode (disabled by default)
VTP Traps Generation
MD5 Digest (checksum of VTP configuration)
Configuration Last Modified
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VTP advertisements
Consist
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name
Domain name length
Version - VTP 1 or VTP 2, on Cisco 2960
switch.
Configuration revision number
Other fields, depending on type of message.
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number.
Default value is 0.
It is incremented each time a VLAN is added
or removed.
Reset to 0 is domain name changes.
Switch uses it to see if information is more
recent that what it already holds.
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Summary advertisement
Sent
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Request Advertisement
Sent by client to server if:
The VTP domain name has been changed
The switch receives a summary
advertisement with a higher configuration
revision number than its own
A subset advertisement message is missed
for some reason
The switch has been reset
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Subset advertisement
Contains
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Subset advertisement
Version
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Status
VLAN-Type
VLAN-name
Len
MTU size
802.10 index
VLAN name (padded to multiple of 4 bytes)
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Why transparent?
Put
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VTP pruning
Disabled
by default
Enable it on one server in domain.
Stops VLAN traffic from being sent on links
that do not lead to devices on that VLAN.
Cuts down on traffic on trunk links.
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Versions
VTP
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Configure VTP
Configure
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Commands on server
SW1(config)#vtp
domain cisco1
SW1(config)#vtp password cisco
(Password is optional)
Server mode is default, but if it was changed:
SW1(config)#vtp mode server
Version 1 is default, but command is:
SW1(config)#vtp version 1
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Commands on server
Create
VLANs
Check that link is a trunk.
Check VTP operation
SW1# show vtp status
Assign switch ports to VLANs.
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Client configuration
SW2(config)#vtp
mode client
Check
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Things to check
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The End
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