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The switch s optical port is in trunk mode

The switch s optical port is in trunk mode

Trunk ports are used to connect switches together and can carry multiple VLANs between switches. In this mode, the port functions as a non-trunking untagged single VLAN Layer 2. The interfaces (ports)...

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If one port in a port group ceases to be a trunk, all ports cease to be trunks. We recommend that you configure no more than 24 trunk ports in Per VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST) mode and no more than

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DTP Modes and Protocol Explained

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VLAN Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE 17.18.x (Catalyst 9600

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Solving Cisco Switch Port Mode Issue Access to Trunk Using GUI

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VLAN Trunking | Switchport Mode Trunk

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Learn Cisco, configure trunk ports on switches including native VLAN and configure access port for Voice and Data VLANs.

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Configuring VLAN Trunks

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Configuring Access and Trunk Interfaces

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What is a Trunk Port? | Definition & Connection!

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In your case the port is configured with switchport mode trunk so all commands related to access mode are ignored. For sure switchport access vlan 22 is ignored.

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Configuring a trunk: When configuring a trunk, the trunk needs to be enabled on both switches. We will configure fa0/1 as a trunk link on both Switch A

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Access vs Trunk ports

Example: We can tell a switch we''d like it to become a trunk port. It''s Administrative Mode would reflect that. The Operational Mode is what I like to think of as the "in reality" mode.

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