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Defining the Message Severity Level
You can set the severity level of messages according to the level of detail you need. You can also control the destinations of the messages. Configure The following command will set the logging to the console, this is the default. Switch#configure terminal Switch(config)#logging console Switch(config)#end If you want to send logs to a syslog server,…
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Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP)
Dynamic Trunking Protocol is a Cisco proprietary protocol used to negotiate trunks between Cisco devices. To autonegotiate trunking, the interfaces must be in the same VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) domain. Trunk negotiation is managed by the Dynamic Trunking Protocol, which is a point-to-point protocol. Configure Switch# configure terminal Switch(config)# interface interface-id Switch(config-if)# switchport mode {access…
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Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)
A Virtual Local Area Network or VLAN is a way to logically break up broadcast domains. VLAN = Subnet = Broadcast Domain When using multiple switches, you have to ensure that the VLAN is configured on any switch that will use the VLAN. Since a VLAN defines broadcast domains in a Layer 2 network, in…