VLAN2 Shutdown - WHY?

[DangerousMinz]

Hello,

I've looked through all the threads here seaching for VLAN shutdown, but unfortuantly the results didnt show the answer that helped me. Can anyone help with the following situation

Using a Cisco Catalyst 3500XL 48 port, Fast ethernet.

The 3500 has two gb ethernet ports, connecting it to other 3500 XL's - 6 in total, all stacked together.

I am trying to create a new, seperate VLAN with a different IP range. I think the VLAN has been created correctly, however I cannot start it - it is shut down. I have set the 'no shut' command on VLAN 2, but I notice when running sho int vlan2 that the line protocol is also down, and I believe this to be the main cause of the issue. Can anyone point out what I am missing / not doing?

There are only two ports that are members of VLAN2, ports 29 and 30. All the others are members of the default VLAN and have no special settings.

Here is the config:

Building configuration...

Current configuration:
!
version 12.0
no service pad
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
service password-encryption
!
enable secret 5
enable password 7
!
!
!
!
!
!
ip subnet-zero
!
!
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
!
[snip!]

interface FastEthernet0/28
!
interface FastEthernet0/29
switchport access vlan 2
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/30
switchport access vlan 2
spanning-tree portfast
!
interface FastEthernet0/31
!
[snip!]
!
interface FastEthernet0/48
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
switchport multi vlan 1,2
switchport mode multi
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
switchport multi vlan 1,2
switchport mode multi
!
interface VLAN1
ip address 10.0.12.53 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
no ip route-cache
!
interface VLAN2
ip address 10.0.22.53 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
no ip route-cache
shutdown
!
ip default-gateway 10.0.12.2
!
line con 0
transport input none
stopbits 1
line vty 0 4
password 7
login
line vty 5 15
password 7
login
!
end



Here is the sho int vlan2 output:

hostname#sho int vlan2
VLAN2 is administratively down, line protocol is down
Hardware is CPU Interface, address is 0007.8540.4800 (bia 0007.8540.4800)
Internet address is 10.0.22.53/24
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 10000 Kbit, DLY 1000 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00


A "show" vlan command:

Hostname(vlan)#show
VLAN ISL Id: 1
Name: default
Media Type: Ethernet
VLAN 802.10 Id: 100001
State: Operational
MTU: 1500
Translational Bridged VLAN: 1002
Translational Bridged VLAN: 1003

VLAN ISL Id: 2
Name: VLAN2
Media Type: Ethernet
VLAN 802.10 Id: 100002
State: Operational
MTU: 1500

I belive the VTP mode is currently set to 'transparent'. Finally, a show vlan output:

USBOA003#sho vlan
VLAN Name Status Ports
---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------
1 default active Fa0/1, Fa0/2, Fa0/3, Fa0/4,
Fa0/5, Fa0/6, Fa0/7, Fa0/8,
Fa0/9, Fa0/10, Fa0/11, Fa0/12,
Fa0/13, Fa0/14, Fa0/15, Fa0/16,
Fa0/17, Fa0/18, Fa0/19, Fa0/20,
Fa0/21, Fa0/22, Fa0/23, Fa0/24,
Fa0/25, Fa0/26, Fa0/27, Fa0/28,
Fa0/31, Fa0/32, Fa0/33, Fa0/34,
Fa0/35, Fa0/36, Fa0/37, Fa0/38,
Fa0/39, Fa0/40, Fa0/41, Fa0/42,
Fa0/43, Fa0/44, Fa0/45, Fa0/46,
Fa0/47, Fa0/48, Gi0/1, Gi0/2
2 VLAN2 active Fa0/29, Fa0/30, Gi0/1, Gi0/2
1002 fddi-default active
1003 token-ring-default active
1004 fddinet-default active
1005 trnet-default active

VLAN Type SAID MTU Parent RingNo BridgeNo Stp BrdgMode Trans1 Trans2
---- ----- ---------- ----- ------ ------ -------- ---- -------- ------ ------
1 enet 100001 1500 - - - - - 1002 1003
2 enet 100002 1500 - - - - - 0 0
1002 fddi 101002 1500 - - - - - 1 1003
1003 tr 101003 1500 1005 0 - - srb 1 1002
1004 fdnet 101004 1500 - - 1 ibm - 0 0
1005 trnet 101005 1500 - - 1 ibm - 0 0

I would REALLY appreciate any information you can give regarding getting the 2nd VLAN up and working!

Thanks.

 

[ADB100]

The 3500XL is only a Layer-2 switch and cannot route between VLAN's. It can have many Layer-2 VLANs configured but only a single Layer-3 VLAN Interface that is used purely for management. If you do a 'no shut' on the VLAN 2 interface it will put it in the UP state (as long as a port configured in that VLAN is up) but it will shut the VLAN 1 interface.
To route between VLAN's you will need an external Layer-3 switch or router.

Andy