vlan setup with powerconnect 2724

Question

Hello,   i have two 2724 powerconnect switches. I would like to organize 3 vlan, so each switch will have desktops belonging to each of these vlan. I would like to connect these two switch such that desktops in vlan X on one switch could communicate with desktops in the same vlan X on the other switch. How should i configure the uplink on both of switches in order to allow traffic inter-switch for any of the vlans?   Thanks in advance.   Best regards,   JN

scheesman · Answer

Trunk the respective ports.  Add the three VLANs to the respective ports.  It's that easy!    interface ethernet x switchport mode trunk switchport trunk allowed vlan add 10,20,30   #10, 20, and 30 would be whatever your VLANs are exit

scheesman · Answer

Reread his description.  He wants machines in VLANx to be able to talk to VLANx on another switch, no inter-VLAN routing.  Strictly trunking between switches.

DRNO10 · Answer

Are the machines in the seperate vlans on different subnets? It sounds like that is the case from what you are describing. In which case just trunking the vlans between switches wont get you anywhere. You would need a layer 3 switch that can route between the vlans if this is indeed how your network is setup.

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