VLAN connection via uplink

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I am setting up my first VLAN, and I have a quick question.  All the computers are on VLAN1 currently, and now I am adding a second VLAN2 that will be for voice traffic with IP phones. I have created my second vlan and I have a router routing between the two vlans. That is all working fine on a single 3434P switch.   Now my issue is I have a second 3424P switch that I am also wanting to have VLANs 1 and 2 on. They are connected via fiber in port G2. VLAN is already working as it has always been setup this way, but before I make a change I was to verify I am doing this correctly.   I will setup G2 port as a Trunked port with VLAN2 tagged?  Is that correct? Will VLAN 1 still work if that is the case, as I can't seem to set it for Untagged. It will not let me click the port g2 while looking at the VLAN1 configuration.   Thanks

DELL-Cuong N. · Answer

VLAN 1 is actually a reserved VLAN used for management traffic (for telnet to CLI or web management interface on the switch). You should not use VLAN 1 for normal user traffic. Otherwise what you describe is correct. If you want VLAN 2 traffic to be forwarded between the two 34xxP switches over a trunk port then you should setup the port as a trunk and member of VLAN 2 with traffic sent tagged.

Cuong.

DELL-Cuong N. · Answer

This is not enough info to tell you what's wrong. Please post configurations for your switches and explain your network setup and exactly what you tried to do. If you use the Web then explain or provide screenshots. It maybe easier if you try your configuration using CLI and show the CLI commands you used.

Cuong.

staticman4414 · Answer

Ok, when I try to change port 26 (Uplink) port to VLAN 2 tagged and I press the apply changes button, it returns an error..

Line 1 Error type: Null Value: Unknown Value Diagnostic: .

Can you tell me what I am doing wrong?

Thanks again...

Joe

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