Trunking to a Nortel switch 1

[southerly]

Hello,
Has anyone trunked a Catalyst 3550 to a Nortel switch ?
In this case I am looking to trunk a Catalyst 3550 to a Passport 8600 switch.

 

[chipk]

Should be do-able, what seems to be the problem? Are you using 802.1q trunking on both sides?

 

[southerly]

At this time I just have a single copper connection for layer 2 access. I would like to take advantage of trunking for future expansion as my Cisco is full and the Nortel has ports to spare.
I am unclear of the configuration steps.

 

[chipk]

Well, unfortunately, I'm unclear of the config on the Nortel side. On the Cisco side, you'd set the interface up like so, log into the switch, get to enable mode and type:

config t
interface fa0/24 (whatever interface is your uplink)
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q

You'll need to find the related commands that accomplish the same thing on the Nortel switch.

 

[southerly]

Thanks, this is a good start.