connecting CISCO and NORTEL

[drize]

Hi,

1. should one be able to ping the IP address of a switch from the switch itself? already, that doesnt work.

2. Trying to connect a CISCO 2960 (software version 12.2) switch to Nortel 450 Baystack. As we use VLAN's, trunking is configured on both connecting ports, but the two switches don't see each other. dot1q command doesnt appear to exist with v 12.2. what could be the problem?

1STSCISCO3L1>
1STSCISCO3L1>en
Password:
1STSCISCO3L1#sho run
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 2659 bytes
!
version 12.2
no service pad
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
service password-encryption
!
hostname 1STSCISCO3L1
!
no aaa new-model
ip subnet-zero
!
!
!
!
no file verify auto
spanning-tree mode pvst
spanning-tree extend system-id
!
vlan internal allocation policy ascending
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,3
switchport mode trunk
speed 100
duplex full
!
interface FastEthernet0/2
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/3
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/4
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/5
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/6
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/7
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/8
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/9
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/10
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/11
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/12
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/13
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/14
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/15
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/16
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/17
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/18
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/19
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/20
switchport access vlan
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/21
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/22
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/23
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/24
switchport access vlan 3
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
!
interface Vlan1
ip address 10.10.3.9 255.255.255.0
no ip route-cache
!
ip default-gateway 10.10.3.1
no ip http server
!
control-plane
!
end

1STSCISCO3L1#

 

[BuckWeet]

You should be able to ping yourself.. However to do this the Vlan interface has to be up and will only come up when a physical interface in Vlan1 is up.

As for the dot1q, the 2960 might not support ISL so the command isn't there.. I don't work with switches very much in this series so i cannot comment..


BuckWeet

 

[zinkann]

int vlan 1, no shut

trunk port - switchport trunk encap dot1q

CCNA, Network+

 

[drize]

Bass,

already applied "no shut" on vlan1, and dot1q is simply not an available command for trunking. i suppose its the version 12.2, because other switches we have in 12.1 DO have the dot1q command.

is dot1q native on the 2960?

 

[burtsbees]

What options do you have? If ISL is the only option, then that's it...

Burt

 

[BuckWeet]

The command doesn't exist because they don't support ISL.. So why bother leaving the command in?

Just do 'switchport mode trunk' and you're done

 

[burtsbees]

Oh, I see what you're saying. missed that

Burt