[c-nsp] native vlan

sthaug at nethelp.no sthaug at nethelp.no
Wed Jun 1 04:06:46 EDT 2005


> I've resorted to using a "dead" VLAN for the native one (with spanning
> tree disabled)...is that a good idea?

Yes, that's a very good idea unless you specifically *want* to allow a
mix of tagged and untagged traffic (there are scenarios where this is
useful).

> Btw - newer IOSes/CATOSes allow to also tag the native vlan, although
> I haven't tried that yet.

We used that a lot at my previous employer - works fine.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no


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