Cisco STB port configurations...

[dvtestguy]

Can anyone point me to some good Cisco STB port/network configs?

Starting off real simple here...

c4503 int g1/3 --- MS VoD Server
c4503 int g1/5 --- CIS430HD DVR

The ports are configured to be in the same Vlan 50.
interface GigabitEthernet1/3
description MS VoD Server int GigE3
switchport access vlan 50
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport trunk allowed vlan none
switchport mode access
switchport nonegotiate
load-interval 30
speed 1000
no cdp enable
spanning-tree portfast trunk
end

cisco4503#
cisco4503#sh run int g1/5
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 240 bytes
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/5
description STB CIS430HD DVR
switchport access vlan 50
switchport trunk allowed vlan none
switchport mode access
switchport nonegotiate
load-interval 30
no cdp enable
spanning-tree portfast trunk
end

 

[VinceWhirlwind]

From the outset, let me just say I have no idea what "STB" is (Set-Top Box?)or "VoD" (Video On-Demand?), etc...

I do however know Cisco 4500 switches, and whoever gave you the above port config should be shot for crimes against configuration. (Joke - don't dob me in to the ASIO hotline).

This is what switchports should look like, if they are connected to edge devices:
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/4
description TRUNK PORT
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport trunk allowed VLAN 171,571
switchport mode trunk
spanning-tree portfast trunk
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/5
description ACCESS PORT
switchport access vlan 119
switchport mode access
spanning-tree portfast
!

Apart from that, the switch could use a few other settings in Global Config mode:

- does the design call for this switch to do routing? If not, do not issue the "ip routing" command.

- 4500s now come with "vtp mode transparent" by default. Do not change this unless the design calls for it.

- This one is useful, especially if it's at a remote location "errdisable recovery cause link-flap"

- You don't appear to be using etherchannels, but if you do, or just in case you do later, this one is handy "spanning-tree etherchannel guard misconfig"

- If you have fibre uplinks off the switch, another good one is "udld aggressive"

 

[dvtestguy]

VinceWhirlwind,

I agree, some of the recommended configs didn't make sense.

Yes, STB=Set-Top-Box & VoD=Video-on-Demand. I'm a pure data guy and never really hooked up STB/VoD, so I'm new at this area.

The networking is fully routed, VTP Server/Clients are all set, etc.

At a high level, this should be pretty simple, but I don't think it's just as easy as connecting both STB & VoD Server to a cisco switchport and let it run.

 

[VinceWhirlwind]

Try it in an access port in the correct VLAN first.
All the switch has to do is switch - your new device should have an IP address so plug it into the correct VLAN and it should all work fine from a switching point of view.