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<P>Hello,</P>
<P>I have always configured the switch IOS ports where IP phones are connected
this way:</P>
<P>int fa0/1</P>
<P>switchport access vlan DATA</P>
<P>switchport voice vlan VOICE</P>
<P>switchport mode access</P>
<P>spanning-tree portfast</P>
<P> </P>
<P>But I've seen in the CCVP courses that the configuration is
different:</P><FONT face=Helv size=2>
<P>interface fastethernet 0/1</P>
<P>switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q</P>
<P>switchport trunk native vlan DATA</P>
<P>switchport mode trunk</P>
<P>switchport voice vlan VOICE</P>
<P>spanning-tree portfast</P>
<P>Can anybody explain me the differences between them and if any of them
have any advantage respect the other one? I prefer the first one rather than the
second, I don't like to configure a trunk to connect a phone, but I want to
understand why Cisco recommends the second configuration respect the first
one?</P>
<P>Thanks in advance,</P>
<P>Ruben</P></FONT></BODY></HTML>