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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Question 23

What is DTP and how can you disable it?

1 comments:

Packets Analyzed said...

DTP - Dynamic Trunking Protocol - is used to negotiate trunking capabilities and encapsulation methods. Cisco proprietary.

Interface configuration command
"switchport nonnegotiate"

DTP modes
Auto - This listens for frames and will negotiate trunk as longs as the other end is set to desirable or on.
Desirable - Actively sends out requests to form a trunk. Will negotiate a trunk as long as the other end is desirable, auto, or on.
On - Sets the trunk to permanent trunking even if the other side does not agree.
Nonegotiate - DTP is disabled
Off - Disables trunking

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