From: MADMAN (dave@interprise.com)
Date: Wed Nov 13 2002 - 18:49:09 GMT-3
  Thanks for the clarification.  Most etherchannels I have done have
been layer two.  This looks similiar the the etherchannel setup on a
cat4000 with the L3 card.
  Dave
Brian McGahan wrote:
> 
> Dave,
> 
>         No, I mean layer 3 ports. Observe the following:
> 
> Cat3550(config)#interface range fa0/21 - 24
> Cat3550(config-if-range)#channel-group 1 mode on
> Creating a port-channel interface Port-channel1
> Cat3550(config-if-range)#int po1
> Cat3550(config-if)#no switchport
> Command rejected: Not a convertable port.
> Cat3550(config-if)#interface range fa0/21 - 24
> Cat3550(config-if-range)#no switchport
> Cat3550(config-if-range)#channel-group 1 mode on
> Cat3550(config-if-range)#int po1
> Cat3550(config-if)#no switchport
> Cat3550(config-if)#ip address 1.2.3.4 255.0.0.0
> Cat3550(config-if)#end
> Cat3550#
> 
>         The channel can not be a L3 interface while its member ports are
> L2 links.  For the majority of configurations, members of the channel
> group inherit configuration done on the channel interface, but not in
> this case.
> 
>         The easiest way to do this is just to create the port-channel
> interface first, then define an interface-range macro for the physical
> ports and the logical port together:
> 
> Cat3550(config)#int port-channel 10
> Cat3550(config-if)#exit
> Cat3550(config)#define interface-range FEC10 fa0/21 - 24, port 10
> Cat3550(config)#int range macro FEC10
> Cat3550(config-if-range)#no switchport
> Cat3550(config-if-range)#channel-group 10 mode on
> Cat3550(config-if-range)#end
> 
> Cat3550#sh int status | in routed
> Fa0/21        connected    routed     a-full  a-100 10/100BaseTX
> Fa0/22        connected    routed     a-full  a-100 10/100BaseTX
> Fa0/23        connected    routed     a-full  a-100 10/100BaseTX
> Fa0/24        connected    routed     a-full  a-100 10/100BaseTX
> Po10          connected    routed     a-full  a-100
> 
> Cat3550#show etherchannel summary
> Flags:  D - down        P - in port-channel
>         I - stand-alone s - suspended
>         R - Layer3      S - Layer2
>         u - unsuitable for bundling
>         U - port-channel in use
>         d - default port
> Group Port-channel  Ports
> -----+------------+-----------------------------------------
> 10      Po10(RU)    Fa0/21(P)  Fa0/22(P)  Fa0/23(P)  Fa0/24(P)
> 
> Now apply the L3 configuration to the port-channel interface:
> 
> Cat3550#conf t
> Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
> Cat3550(config)#int po10
> Cat3550(config-if)#ip ad 1.1.1.2 255.0.0.0
> Cat3550(config-if)#end
> Cat3550#sh ip route
>  <snip>
> C    1.0.0.0/8 is directly connected, Port-channel10
> Cat3550#ping 1.1.1.1
> 
> Type escape sequence to abort.
> Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 1.1.1.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
> !!!!!
> Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/4 ms
> Cat3550#
> 
> Tada!  400Mbps p2p routed link.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593
> Director of Design and Implementation
> brian@cyscoexpert.com
> 
> CyscoExpert Corporation
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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MADMAN [mailto:dave@interprise.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 2:51 PM
> > To: Brian McGahan
> > Cc: 'Weidong Xiao'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: Re: 3550 layer 3 etherchannel
> >
> >
> >   Do you mean L2 ports first???
> >
> >   dave
> >
> > Brian McGahan wrote:
> > >
> > > Weidong,
> > >
> > >         All member ports must be L3 ports first.  Try this:
> > >
> > > Interface range fa0/1 - 2, po1
> > >  No switchport
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593
> > > Director of Design and Implementation
> > > brian@cyscoexpert.com
> > >
> > > CyscoExpert Corporation
> > > Internetwork Consulting & Training
> > > Voice: 847.674.3392
> > > Fax: 847.674.2625
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On
> Behalf
> > > Of
> > > > Weidong Xiao
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 1:53 PM
> > > > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > > > Subject: 3550 layer 3 etherchannel
> > > >
> > > > Hi group,
> > > >
> > > > I was running EMI on a 3550 and 'ip routing' enabled, but couldn't
> set
> > > up
> > > > a layer 3 etherchannel.
> > > > Can somebody tell me what I missed?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > > Weidong
> > > >
> > > > --------------------------------
> > > > interface FastEthernet0/1
> > > >  description LINK-TO-RSW1
> > > >  no ip address
> > > >  duplex full
> > > >  speed 100
> > > >  channel-group 1 mode desirable non-silent
> > > > !
> > > > interface FastEthernet0/2
> > > >  description LINK-TO-RSW1
> > > >  no ip address
> > > >  duplex full
> > > >  speed 100
> > > >  channel-group 1 mode desirable non-silent
> > > >
> > > > and then:
> > > >
> > > > SW3(config)#interface Port-channel1
> > > > SW3(config-if)#no sw
> > > > SW3(config-if)#no switchport
> > > > Command rejected: Not a convertable port. <-------WHY?
> > > > SW3(config-if)#ip address 2.2.2.2 255.0.0.0
> > > >
> > > > % IP addresses may not be configured on L2 links.
> >
> > --
> > David Madland
> > CCIE# 2016
> > Sr. Network Engineer
> > Qwest Communications
> > 612-664-3367
> >
> > "You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer." --Winston
> > Churchill
-- David Madland CCIE# 2016 Sr. Network Engineer Qwest Communications 612-664-3367"You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer." --Winston Churchill
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