01-11-2024 12:46 AM - edited 01-11-2024 12:47 AM
hello panel i would like to know if it is possible to create vlan sub interfaces?
i use cisco routeur 881
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01-11-2024 01:23 AM
Hello,
as far as I recall, the 881 does not do subinterfaces. If you need Vlans, you need to create SVIs:
interface Vlan1
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface Vlan10
ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface Vlan20
ip address 192.168.20.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface Vlan30
ip address 192.168.30.1 255.255.255.0
01-11-2024 01:34 AM
Hello @akpeliodon
Cisco router 800 series do not support router on a stick, as they instead work like layer 3 switches.
01-11-2024 01:23 AM
Hello,
as far as I recall, the 881 does not do subinterfaces. If you need Vlans, you need to create SVIs:
interface Vlan1
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface Vlan10
ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface Vlan20
ip address 192.168.20.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface Vlan30
ip address 192.168.30.1 255.255.255.0
01-11-2024 01:34 AM
Hello @akpeliodon
Cisco router 800 series do not support router on a stick, as they instead work like layer 3 switches.
08-05-2025 02:06 AM
yes its possible
i will give you complete information
Router#sh run
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 1678 bytes
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version 15.9
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
no service password-encryption
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hostname Router
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boot-start-marker
boot-end-marker
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no aaa new-model
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ip cef
no ipv6 cef
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multilink bundle-name authenticated
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license udi pid C881-K9 sn FCZ204713AA
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redundancy
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interface FastEthernet0
no ip address
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interface FastEthernet1
no ip address
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interface FastEthernet2
no ip address
!
interface FastEthernet3
no ip address
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interface FastEthernet4
no ip address
duplex auto
speed auto
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interface FastEthernet4.10
encapsulation dot1Q 10
ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.0
ip nat inside
ip virtual-reassembly in
!
interface FastEthernet4.20
encapsulation dot1Q 20
ip address 20.20.20.1 255.255.255.0
ip nat inside
ip virtual-reassembly in
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interface Vlan1
ip address 10.10.100.253 255.255.255.240
ip nat outside
ip virtual-reassembly in
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ip forward-protocol nd
no ip http server
no ip http secure-server
!
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ip nat inside source list 2 interface Vlan1 overload
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.10.100.254
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ipv6 ioam timestamp
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access-list 2 permit 10.10.10.0 0.0.0.255
access-list 2 permit 20.20.20.0 0.0.0.255
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control-plane
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mgcp behavior rsip-range tgcp-only
mgcp behavior comedia-role none
mgcp behavior comedia-check-media-src disable
mgcp behavior comedia-sdp-force disable
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mgcp profile default
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line con 0
no modem enable
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
login
transport input none
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scheduler allocate 20000 1000
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end
Router#
switch side
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
vrf forwarding Mgmt-vrf
no ip address
negotiation auto
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interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1
switchport access vlan 10
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interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2
switchport access vlan 20
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/3
switchport mode trunk
08-05-2025 06:51 AM
It appears we have a conflict in infomation.
M02@rt37 and @Georg Pauwen declare it's not possible, yet @Nasir says it is possible, and provides an 881 configuration example.
It's been a while since I've used an 800 series ISR, but I recall (?) for an 881, one of it's FE interfaces (4) is the "WAN" interface, and its other four FE interfaces (0..3) are "LAN" interfaces.
The "WAN" interface is, more-or-less, a typical router interface, and might support subinterfaces as shown.
The "LAN" interfaces are L2 switchport interfaces and do not support subinterfaces. They might support trunk port configuration, but I'm unsure.
The 800 was intended as a combo of a small L2 switch and small ISR for very small branches. I.e. the "LAN" interfaces would support local clients, while the "WAN" port supported the WAN connection.
So, normally, a configuration like shown by @Nasir wouldn't be used.
Also keep in mind, the 800 series has low L3 forwarding throughput capability. For its L2 ports, they might have supported all those ports at wire speed.
From an old Cisco datasheet:
And from a later Cisco White Paper, recommending WAN bandwidth limits:
From the above, although even the "WAN" interface was a FE, even the "fastest" of the 800 series, likely couldn't support, at wire speed, 100 Mbps, duplex.
So, the lack of L3 performance would be a major reason why multi VLAN routing, such as using subinterfaces, would be unlikely configured on such a "router".
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