8. Implementing Ethernet VLANs Flashcards
In a LAN, which of the following terms best equates to the term VLAN?
a. Collision domain
b. Broadcast domain
c. Subnet
d. Single switch
e. Trunk
b. Broadcast domain
Imagine a switch with three configured VLANs. How many IP subnets are required,
assuming that all hosts in all VLANs want to use TCP/IP?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. You cannot tell from the information provided.
d. 3
Switch SW1 sends a frame to switch SW2 using 802.1Q trunking. Which of the
answers describes how SW1 changes or adds to the Ethernet frame before forwarding
the frame to SW2?
a. Inserts a 4-byte header and does change the MAC addresses
b. Inserts a 4-byte header and does not change the MAC addresses
c. Encapsulates the original frame behind an entirely new Ethernet header
d. None of the other answers are correct
b. Inserts a 4-byte header and does not change the MAC addresses
Imagine that you are told that switch 1 is configured with the dynamic auto parameter
for trunking on its Fa0/5 interface, which is connected to switch 2. You have to configure
switch 2. Which of the following settings for trunking could allow trunking to
work? (Choose two answers.)
a. on
b. dynamic auto
c. dynamic desirable
d. access
e. None of the other answers are correct.
a. on
c. dynamic desirable
A switch has just arrived from Cisco. The switch has never been configured with any
VLANs, but VTP has been disabled. An engineer configures the vlan 22 and name
Hannahs-VLAN commands and then exits configuration mode. Which of the following
are true? (Choose two answers.)
a. VLAN 22 is listed in the output of the show vlan brief command.
b. VLAN 22 is listed in the output of the show running-config command.
c. VLAN 22 is not created by this process.
d. VLAN 22 does not exist in that switch until at least one interface is assigned to
that VLAN.
a. VLAN 22 is listed in the output of the show vlan brief command.
b. VLAN 22 is listed in the output of the show running-config command.
Which of the following commands identify switch interfaces as being trunking interfaces:
interfaces that currently operate as VLAN trunks? (Choose two answers.)
a. show interfaces
b. show interfaces switchport
c. show interfaces trunk
d. show trunks
b. show interfaces switchport
c. show interfaces trunk
In a switch that disables VTP, an engineer configures the commands vlan 30 and
shutdown vlan 30. Which answers should be true about this switch? (Choose two
answers.)
a. The show vlan brief command should list VLAN 30.
b. The show running-config command should list VLAN 30.
c. The switch should forward frames that arrive in access ports in VLAN 30.
d. The switch should forward frames that arrive in trunk ports tagged with
VLAN 30.
a. The show vlan brief command should list VLAN 30.
b. The show running-config command should list VLAN 30.
The show interfaces g0/1 trunk command provides three lists of VLAN IDs. Which
items would limit the VLANs that appear in the first of the three lists of VLANs?
a. A shutdown vlan 30 global command
b. A switchport trunk allowed vlan interface subcommand
c. An STP choice to block on G0/1
d. A no vlan 30 global command
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b. A switchport trunk allowed vlan interface subcommand
What are the advantages of VLANs (6)
- Reduce CPU overhead on each device, improving host performance by reducing number of broadcast frames received
- Reduce security risks by reducing number of hosts that receive copies of flooded frames
- Create more flexible designs that group users by department instead of physical location
- Solve problems more quickly. Failure domain for many problems is the same set of devices as those in the same broadcast domain
- Reduce workload for STP by limiting VLAN to a single access switch
What will you need if you have multiple switches with VLANs and do not use trunking
A link for each VLAN between switches
What does VLAN trunking do
Allow switches to forward frames from multiple VLANs over a single physical connection
What is VLAN tagging
Add a small header to Ethernet frame that identifies the VLAN it belongs to
What does a switch do with a tagged frame before forwarding it out to devices
It strips off the trunking header
What are the trunking protocols supported by Cisco
Inter-Switch Link (ISL)
802.1Q
List the parts of a 802.1Q tag
Type
Priority
Flag
VLAN ID (12 bits)
What is the theoretical maximum number of VLANs
2^12 = 4096 - 2 reserved = 4094
What is the normal range of VLANs
1 - 1005
What is the extended range of VLANs
1006 - 4094
What is VTP stand for
VLAN Trunking Protocol
Where is an 802.1Q tag inserted in an Ethernet frame
Between the source and the type
How big is a 802.1Q tag
4 bytes
What is the native VLAN
VLAN where 802.1Q does not add a tag to a frame
What is the default native VLAN
VLAN 1
What is the main purpose for the native VLAN
Support connection to devices that do not understand trunking
What are non trunking interfaces on a switch called
access interfaces
What are the five non deletable VLANs
1 1002 1003 1004 1005