Configuring A Port In Trunk Mode - Dell PowerEdge M420 Configuration Manual

Command
switchport general
acceptable-frame-type
tagged-only
switchport general
ingress-filtering disable
CTRL + Z
show interfaces
interface
switchport

Configuring a Port in Trunk Mode

Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to
configure an interface as a layer 2 trunking interface, which connects two
switches.
Command
configure
interface
interface
switchport mode trunk
Purpose
(Optional) Specifies that the port will only accept tagged
frames. Untagged frames are dropped
(Optional) Turn off ingress filtering so that all received
tagged frames are forwarded whether or not the port is a
member of the VLAN in the tag.
Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.
Display information about the VLAN settings configured
for the specified interface. The
the interface type and number.
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Enter interface configuration mode for the specified
interface
interface. The
and number, for example gigabitethernet 1/0/3.
You can also specify a range of interfaces with the interface
range command, for example, interface range
gigabitethernet 1/0/8-12 configures interfaces 8, 9, 10, 11,
and 12.
Configure the interface as an untagged layer 2 VLAN
interface.
at ingress.
interface
variable includes
variable includes the interface type
Configuring VLANs
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