What does a transparent mode–configured Catalyst do with a VTP update message?
A transparent mode-configured Catalyst ignores VTP update messages unless it has trunk ports configured so that it can act as an intermediary and flood the frame to other switches. • You incorrectly associated port 8 with VLAN8, so you issue the following command: clear vlan 8 to clear the port from VLAN8 and back to the default VLAN1. However, the port status is still showing as inactive. How can you fix this issue? Answer: You need to associate port 8 with VLAN1. Although all ports originally start in VLAN1, when you change them to another VLAN they do not automatically go back to VLAN1. Instead they are sitting in an inactive state. • The lab technician was nice enough to give you his switch to replace a production switch that you were having problems with. He quickly clears all the VLANs on the switch and hands it over to you. When you plug the switch into your network, you quickly realize that all your other VLANs disappear. Where did you go wrong? Is there anything you can do to
