Answers to Review Questions
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Answers to Review Questions
1.
D. VLANs should not pass through the distribution layer. The dis-
tribution layer devices should route between VLANs.
2.
C. The set-based switches can configure multiple ports to be part of
a VLAN at the same time. The command is set vlan # slot/ports.
3.
B, C. Static VLANs are set port by port on each interface or port.
Dynamic VLANs can be assigned to devices via a server.
4.
A. Local VLANs are created by location--for example, an access
closet.
5.
A. The command
show vtp domain
will provide the server's VTP
mode and the domain name.
6.
B. ISL encapsulates frames with another frame encapsulation type.
This means that a data frame can extend past the regular frame size of
1,518 bytes up to 1,522 bytes.
7.
A, B. The CFI field is not used often, and only in proprietary Token
Ring LANs. It will always be a 0 unless a programmer specifically pro-
grams it to be different.
8.
C. The EtherType file will always be a 0x81-00 when 802.1q frame
tagging is used.
9.
D. A VLAN Management Policy Server (VMPS) must be configured
with the hardware addresses of all devices on your internetwork. Then
the server is allowed to hand out VLAN assignments configured by the
administrator into the VMPS database.
10.
B, C. The command delete nvram deletes the configuration of the
switch but not the VTP configuration. To delete the VTP information
configured on the switch, use the delete vtp command.
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