05-15-2012 12:10 PM - edited 03-07-2019 06:43 AM
Hi All,
I am new to Cisco and have setup a small lab as per CBTNuggets. Everything was going well until I introduced a second switch to create a trunk. Now I cannot ping between my two switches. Both show operational mode as down:
SWITCH1#show interfaces f0/12 switchport
Name: Fa0/12
Switchport: Enabled
Administrative Mode: trunk
Operational Mode: down
Administrative Trunking Encapsulation: dot1q
Negotiation of Trunking: On
Access Mode VLAN: 1 (default)
Trunking Native Mode VLAN: 1 (default)
Voice VLAN: none
Administrative private-vlan host-association: none
Administrative private-vlan mapping: none
Administrative private-vlan trunk native VLAN: none
Administrative private-vlan trunk encapsulation: dot1q
Administrative private-vlan trunk normal VLANs: none
Administrative private-vlan trunk private VLANs: none
Operational private-vlan: none
Trunking VLANs Enabled: 1
Pruning VLANs Enabled: 2-1001
Capture Mode Disabled
Capture VLANs Allowed: ALL
Protected: false
Appliance trust: none
And There doesn't seem to be any vlans enabled to trunk. See Below
SWITCH1#show interface f0/12 trunk
Port Mode Encapsulation Status Native vlan
Fa0/12 on 802.1q not-trunking 1
Port Vlans allowed on trunk
Fa0/12 none
Port Vlans allowed and active in management domain
Fa0/12 none
Port Vlans in spanning tree forwarding state and not pruned
Fa0/12 none
I have tried to allow all vlans or vlan 1 specifically and the output of the above doesn't seem to change.
I am wondering if there is something in the config-register that is preventing trunking, but I don't really know enough yet!
The output of my second switch is identical to this one, the only difference is that I have it configured as a vtp client.
Hope someone can help.
Thanks.
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05-15-2012 02:17 PM
Hey craig,
I'm going to guess that you are using a straight through cable instead of a cross-over cable.
Switch to a cross-over cable and everything should come up
05-15-2012 02:17 PM
Hey craig,
I'm going to guess that you are using a straight through cable instead of a cross-over cable.
Switch to a cross-over cable and everything should come up
05-15-2012 03:10 PM
I thought it was a cross-over, but looking at it now it doesn't look like it. I will get a hold of a cross-over, and try that.
Let you know how it goes.
05-15-2012 03:10 PM
ps Thanks.
05-16-2012 11:16 AM
Spot on rettuc_ccnp, found a crossover at work today and is now working! I did get a couple of cables with my lab and presumed they were crossover, never really checked.
Thanks.
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