GVRP AND BRIDGE EXTENSION COMMANDS

Example

Console#sh vlan private-vlan

Interfaces

Primary

Secondary

Type

--------

-----------

----------

-----------------------------------

2

3

primary

Eth1/ 2

2

community

Eth1/ 3

2

4

community

Eth1/ 4

2

5

community

Eth1/ 5

6

7

primary

Eth1/ 6

6

community

Eth1/ 7

6

8

community

Eth1/ 8

6

9

community

Eth1/ 9

Console#

 

 

 

GVRP and Bridge Extension Commands

GARP VLAN Registration Protocol defines a way for switches to exchange VLAN information in order to automatically register VLAN members on interfaces across the network. This section describes how to enable GVRP for individual interfaces and globally for the switch, as well as how to display default configuration settings for the Bridge Extension MIB.

Table 4-62 GVRP and Bridge Extension Commands

Command

Function

Mode

Page

 

 

 

 

bridge-ext gvrp

Enables GVRP globally for the switch

GC

4-249

 

 

 

 

show bridge-ext

Shows the global bridge extension

PE

4-249

 

configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

switchport gvrp

Enables GVRP for an interface

IC

4-250

 

 

 

 

switchport forbidden vlan

Configures forbidden VLANs for an

IC

4-239

 

interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

show gvrp configuration

Displays GVRP configuration for

NE,

4-250

 

selected interface

PE

 

 

 

 

 

garp timer

Sets the GARP timer for the selected

IC

4-251

 

function

 

 

 

 

 

 

show garp timer

Shows the GARP timer for the selected

NE,

4-252

 

function

PE

 

 

 

 

 

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