Explaining Trunk Link Problems

Trunks can be configured statically or autonegotiated with DTP. For trunking to be autonegotiated, the switches must be in the same VTP domain. Some trunk configuration combinations will successfully configure a trunk, some will not. Will any of the above combinations result in an operational trunk These elements determine whether or not an operational trunk link is formed and also determine the type of trunk the link becomes the trunking mode, the trunk encapsulation type, the VLAN Trunk...

Adjacency Information

Switch show adjacency gigabitethernet 9 5 detail Protocol Interface Address 06(11) 504 packets, 6110 bytes 00605C865B82 000164F83FA50800 ARP 03 49 31 Switch show adjacency type mod port port-channel number detail internal summary Each time an adjacency entry is created, a Layer 2 data link layer header for that adjacent node is precomputed and stored in the adjacency table. This information is subsequently used for encapsulation during CEF switching of packets. Output from the command show...

Are CEF tables complete and accurate

CEF is the fastest means of switching Layer 3 packets in hardware. The CEF tables stored in hardware are populated from information that is gathered by the route processor. Troubleshooting CEF operations therefore has two primary steps. Ensure that the normal Layer 3 operations on the route processor are functioning properly so that the switch tables will be populated with accurate and complete information. Verify that information from the route processor has properly populated the FIB and...