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Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Configuring IEEE 802.3X Flow Control 8-16
Adding a Description for an Interface 8-17
Monitoring and Maintaining the Layer 2 In terface 8-18
Monitoring Interface and Controller Status 8-18
Clearing and Resetting Interfaces and Counters 8-20
Shutting Down and Restarting the Interface 8-21
Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces 8-22
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9Creating and Maintaining VLANs 9-1
Understanding VLANs 9-1
Number of Supported VLANs 9-2
VLAN Port Membership Modes 9-3
Using the VLAN Trunking Protocol 9-3
The VTP Domain and VTP Modes 9-4
VTP Advertisements 9-5
VTP Version 2 9-6
VTP Pruning 9-6
Configuring VTP 9-8
Default VTP Configuration 9-8
VTP Configuration Guidelines 9-8
Configuring a VTP Server 9-10
Configuring a VTP Client 9-11
Disabling VTP (VTP Transparent Mode) 9-11
Enabling VTP Version 2 9-12
Enabling VTP Pruning 9-13
Monitoring VTP 9-13
VLANs in the VTP Database 9-15
Token Ring VLANs 9-15
Default VLAN Configuration 9-15
VLAN Configuration Guidelines 9-16
Configuring VLANs in the VTP Database 9-17
Adding an Ethernet VLAN 9-17
Modifying an Ethernet VLAN 9-18
Deleting a VLAN from the Database 9-18
Assigning Static-Access Ports to a VLAN 9-19
Displaying VLANs in the VTP Database 9-21
Understanding VLAN Trunks 9-22
Trunking Overview 9-22
Encapsulation Types 9-23