Switchport Mode - Dell Networking 7048 Reference Manual

switchport mode

Use the switchport mode command in Interface Configuration mode to
configure the VLAN membership mode of a port. To reset the mode to the
appropriate default for the switch, use the no form of this command.
Syntax
switchport mode {access | trunk | general}
no switchport mode
Parameter Description
Parameter
access
trunk
general
Default Configuration
The default switchport mode is access.
Description
An access port connects to a single end station belonging to a
single VLAN. An access port is configured with ingress filtering
enabled and will accept either an untagged frame or a packet
tagged with the access port VLAN. Tagged packets received
with a VLAN other than the access port VLAN are discarded.
An access port transmits only untagged packets.
A trunk port connects two switches. A trunk port may belong to
multiple VLANs. A trunk port accepts only packets tagged with
the VLAN IDs of the VLANs to which the trunk is a member or
untagged packets if configured with a native VLAN. A trunk
port only transmits tagged packets for member VLANs other
than the native VLAN and untagged packets for the native
VLAN.
Full 802.1q support VLAN interface. A general mode port is a
combination of both trunk and access ports capabilities. It is
possible to fully configure all VLAN features on a general mode
port. Both tagged and untagged packets may be accepted and
transmitted.
VLAN Commands
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