Port Channels on Cisco swithces 3

[nutek10]

Can anyone explain me what is a Port Channel (purpose) and how does it work when using VLAN's
Thanks

 

[cisconooblet]

Ether channel is used to create more bandwidth and redundancy between switches. You can connect multiple links between switches and put them in a channel group. They then will all act as one link. STP will treat them as one link meaning they are all in a fwd state instead of only 1 in a fwd state without it. The switches will semi load balance over the links.

 

[nutek10]

Cisconooblet...sorry but is that the explaintion for Port Channel?
I did not still get it, What is Port Channel?

 

[unclerico]

as nooblet said

Ether channel is used to create more bandwidth and redundancy between switches

the port-channel itself is a logical interface that you create within the switch when establishing the etherchannel. the etherchannel can be layer 3 or layer 2 depending on your requirements. VLANs are carried across the port-channel (etherchannel) just as with any other link except spanning-tree looks at all of the links in the port-channel as one link.

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[nutek10]

Thanks to Cisconooblet and unclerico
I guess I needed more layman term answers, and got it.
That was helpful.

 

[burtsbees]

Star them then...

/su
YOU ALREADY ARE
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tim@tim-laptop ~ $ sudo apt-get install windows
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package windows...Thank Goodness!

 

[cisconooblet]

I star'd you for telling him to star me Great advice

 

[burtsbees]

Bam! Back atchya!

Now for the others...

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tim@tim-laptop ~ $ sudo apt-get install windows
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package windows...Thank Goodness!