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> >       interface FastEthernet0/13
> >        switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
> >        switchport mode trunk
> 
> I've done this with a 2924XL running IOS 12 and also with a 7204VXR running
> IOS 12.1.  I didn't use switchport trunk though; that's usually for trunking
> two physical ports into one virtual port so that you can have more than
> 100Mb/s bandwidth between two units (usually two switches).

Not necessarily. We use it here anytime we need a trunk (carrying multiple
VLANs with the appropriate 802.1q or ISL encapsulation) between switches,
or between a switch and a router.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no


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