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IPT 129 MID-SIZED SWITCHED NETWORK
EXPANDING A SWITCHED NETWORK
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Computer Networking
Graduate
05/06/2014

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T/F: VLAN'S, VTP, AND TRUNKING PROVIDE A SWITCHED NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SEGMENTATION, FLEXIBILITY, AND SECURITY.
Definition
TRUE
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T/F: THE STP AND IT'S SUCCESSOR RSTP RESOLVE BRIDGING LOOPS THAT ARE INHERENT PART OF REDUNDANT SWITCHED NETWORKS.
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TRUE
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T/F: ONE WAY TO DO INTER-VLAN ROUTING IS TO CONFIGURE A "ROUTER ON A STICK" USING SUBINTERFACES AND 802.1Q TRUNKING.
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TRUE
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T/F: TROUBLE SHOOTING A SWITCHED NETWORK REQUIRES KNOWING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE PROTOCOLS: VTP, PVRST+, AND 802.1Q
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TRUE
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WHICH FEATURE IS REQURIED FOR MULTIPLE VLANS TO SPAN MULTIPLE SWITCHES?
Definition
a trunk to connect the switches
Term
WHAT DOES A VMPS MAP TO VLAN ASSIGNMENTS?
Definition
MAC ADDRESS
Term
WHAT ARE 2 REASONS FOR USING 802.1Q?
Definition
  1. TO ALLOW SWITCHES TO SHARE A TRUNK LINK WITH NONTRUNKING CLIENTS.
  2. TO PROVIDE TRUNKING BETWEEN CISCO SWITCHES AND OTHER VENDOR SWITCHES
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WHAT PRIMARY BENEFIT DOES VTP OFFER?
Definition
MINIMIZES MISCONFIGURATIONS AND CONFIGURATION INCONSISTENCES
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HOW MANY VTP DOMAINS CAN YOU CONFIGURE FOR A SWITCH?
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ONE
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A SWITCH IS IN THE VTP DOMAIN "SWITCHLAB"; WHICH COMMAND CORRECTLY CONFIGURES THE SWITCH FOR TRANSPARENT MODE?
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VTP MODE TRANSPARENT
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WHICH IS THE DEFAULT VTP MODE ON A CISCO CATALYST SWITCH?
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SERVER MODE
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WHICH INFORMATION DOES THE SHOW VLAN COMMAND DISPLAY?
Definition
NAMES OF THE VLAN'S AND THE PORTS ASSIGNED TO THE VLAN'S
Term
TO DELETE A VLAN FROM A VTP DOMAIN, WHERE SHOULD YOU PERFORM THE CHANGE?
Definition
ON A SWITCH IN VTP SERVER MODE
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WHAT PRECAUTION SHOULD YOU TAKE WHEN REDEPLOYING A SWITCH TO A NEW VTP DOMAIN IN THE NETWORK?
Definition
VERIFY THAT THE VTP REVISION NUMBER IS LOWER THAN THE EXISTING DOMAIN
Term
SUPPOSE THAT VTP IS NOT UPDATING THE CONFIGURATION ON OTHER SWITCHES WHEN THE VLAN CONFIGURATION CHANGES.  WHICH COMMAND WOULD YOU USE TO DETERMINE IF THE SWITCH IS IN VTP TRANSPARENT MODE?
Definition
SHOW VTP STATUS
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WHICH 3 FRAME TYPES ARE FLOODED TO ALL PORTS EXCEPT THE SOURCE PORT ON A SWITCH?
Definition
MULTICAST FRAMES, BROADCAST FRAMES, AND FRAMES WITH AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION ADDRESS
Term
WHICH TERM COMMONLY DESCRIBES THE ENDLESS FLOODING OR LOOPING OF FRAMES?
Definition
BROADCAST STORM
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WHICH TERM DESCRIBES THE SITUATION THAT OCCURS WHEN MULTIPLE COPIES OF A FRAME ARRIVE ON DIFFERENT PORTS OF A SWITCH?
Definition
MAC DATABASE INSTABILITY
Term
WHEN DOES STP AUTOMATICALLY RECONFIGURE SWITCH OR BRIDGE PORTS?
Definition
WHEN THE NETWORK TOPOLOGY CHANGES
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HOW DOES STP PROVIDE A LOOP-FREE NETWORK? (IMPROVING PERFORMACE WITH SPANNING TREE)
Definition
BY PLACING SOME PORTS IN THE BLOCKING STATE
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WHICH PORT IS THE LOWEST-COST FROM THE NONROOT BRIDGE TO THE ROOT BRIDGE?
Definition
ROOT
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HOW DOES STP SELECT THE DESIGNATED PORT ON A SEGMENT?
Definition
LOWEST-COST PATH TO THE ROOT BRIDGE
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WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE OF A PORT IN THE LISTENING STATE?
Definition
THE PORT IS ABLE TO CHECK FOR BPDUs, BUT NOT YET POPULATE ITS MAC TABLE.
Term
REGARDING STP, WHAT IS THE STATE OF A NONDESIGNATED PORT?
Definition
BLOCKING STATE
Term
REGARDING SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL, WHAT IS THE STATE OF A ROOT PORT?
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FORWARDING
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ON WHICH STP BRIDGE ARE ALL PORTS DESIGNATED PORTS?
Definition
ROOT BRIDGE
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WHICH EVENT IS REQUIRED FOR STP TO DETECT A TOPOLOGY CHANGE?
Definition
THE MAX_AGE TIMER HAS EXPIRED WITHOUT RECEIVING A BPDU.
Term
WHICH SWITCHED NETWORK ISSUE DOES RSTP ADDRESS?
Definition
SPEED OF CONVERGENCE
Term
WHAT IS THE RSTP EQIVALENT OF THE STP LISTENING STATE?
Definition
DISCARDING
Term
WITH RSTP, WHICH TWO PORTS ROLES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ACTIVE TOPOLOGY?
Definition
ROOT AND DESIGNATED
Term
WHICH COMMAND DISPLAYS THE STP CONFIGURATION STATUS OF THE PORTS ON A CISCO CATALYST 2960 SERIES SWITCH?
Definition
"SHOW SPANNING-TREE"
Term
WHICH COMMAND CORRECTLY ASSIGNS A SUBINTERFACE TO VLAN 50 USING 802.1Q TRUNKING? (ROUTING BETWEEN VLANS)
Definition
ROUTER(CONFIG-SUBIF)# encapsulation dot1Q 50
Term
WHICH COMMAND RESTRICTS PORT USAGE TO NO MORE THAN TEN DEVICES? (SECURING THE EXPANDED NETWORK)
Definition
SWITCHPORT PORT-SECURITY MAXIMUM 10
Term
WHAT HAPPENS TO A SWITCH PORT WHEN YOU DELETE THE VLAN TO WHICH IT BELONGS?
Definition
THE PORT REMAINS IN THE DELETED VLAN AND BECOMES INACTIVE.
Term
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRY TO CREATE A TRUNK LINK BETWEEN 2 SWITCHES BY SETTING THEIR PORTS TO DYNAMIC AUTO?
Definition
THE LINK WILL BECOME A NON-TRUNKED LINK.
Term
SWITCH A IS IN VTP CLIENT MODE AND HAS VLAN's 1 THROUGH 5 IN ITS VLAN DATABASE.  SWITCH B IS ADDED TO THE SAME VTP DOMAIN IN VTP SERVER MODE AND HAS VLANS 6 THROUGH 10 IN ITS VLAN DATABASE.  HOW DO THE VLAN DATABASES OF SWITCH A AND SWITCH B APPEAR AFTER SWITCH B HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE NETWORK?
Definition
IT DEPENDS ON WHICH SWITCH HAS THE HIGHER REVISION NUMBER!
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