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switchport mode
The no switchport mode form resets the mode to dynamic desirable.
Trunk ports cannot coexist on the same switch.
To autonegotiate trunking, the interfaces must be in the same VTP domain. Trunk negotiation is
managed by the Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP), which is a point-to-point protocol. However, some
internetworking devices might forward DTP frames improperly, which could cause misconfigurations.
To avoid this, you should configure interfaces connected to devices that do not support DTP to not
forward DTP frames, which turns off DTP.
• If you do not intend to trunk across those links, use the switchport mode access interface
configuration command to disable trunking.
• To enable trunking to a device that does not support DTP, use the switchport mode trunk and
switchport nonegotiate interface configuration commands to cause the interface to become a trunk
but to not generate DTP frames.
Examples This example shows how to configure a port for access mode:
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode access
This example shows how set the interface to dynamic desirable mode:
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode dynamic desirable
This example shows how to configure a port for trunk mode:
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode trunk
You can verify your settings by entering the show interfaces interface-id switchport privileged EXEC
command and examining information in the Administrative Mode and Operational Mode rows.
Related Commands Command Description
show interfaces
switchport
Displays the administrative and operational status of a switching
(nonrouting) port, including port blocking and port protection settings.
switchport access Configures a port as a static-access port.