Cisco ICND2 – Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs

Configuring a VLAN

Configuring a VLAN is easy, within privileged mode # enter the following commands to create a VLAN, assign individual ports to a VLAN or even a range of ports:

Create a VLAN:

configure terminal
VLAN 10
Name Marketing

Assign a FastEthernet port to vlan 10:

configure terminal
interface fa0/1
switchport access vlan 10

Assign a range of ports to vlan 10:

configure terminal
interface range fa0/2-fa0/5
switchport access vlan 10

Verify a VLAN

There are a couple of ways to verify the above commands have actually worked.

The following command will show all the VLANs currently on the switch and what ports are associated with that vlan.

show vlan

ICND2_Show_VLAN

As you can see, we created VLAN 10 earlier with the name Marketing and we have Fa0/1 through to Fa0/5 in this vlan.

The next way is to check the running config, if the commands have been entered successfully we should see Fa0/1 through to Fa0/5 in VLAN 10.

show running-config

ICND2_Show_Run

As you can see from the above, the command we entered switchport access vlan 10 has been successfully assigned to ports Fa0/1 through to Fa0/5.

Another option is to run the show switchport command against the interface:

show interface fa0/1 switchport

ICND2_Show_FA01_Switchport

Troubleshooting a VLAN

  • Ensure physical connections are connected and are configured with correct IP information – Can check LEDs on switch for connectivity
  • Check whether the hosts are in the same VLAN – Remember hosts in different VLANs will not communicate without a Layer 3 device