vlan 1 minimization and native vlan

[avilt]

When I connect two switches using trunk ports, by default Vlan1 will be the native vlan for the trunk ports. The recommended practice is to assign a non default vlan vlan1 and also no to use management vlan as native vlan. Is it mandatory to define a native vlan for trunk ports?

What is vlan 1 minimization?

[Beetlejuice01]

Vlan 1 is the default vlan for Cisco, vlan1 is sent over trunk links untegged so without a "badge" who say wich vlan is. If on a switch the default vlan is 1 and on the other side of link vlan2 is native both are untegged and traffic from the "pipe" vlan 1 go in 2 so if someon sent frame untagged that come in native vlan over trunk... so doesn't use native as managementVlan. Native can also be sent tagged with command vlan dot1q tag native in global config.

[avilt]

Understood. However is it mandatory to define a native vlan for trunk ports?

[Beetlejuice01 · Accepted solution]

If you intend, per interface you doesn't need to configure the command native vlan, you only need the command switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q, switchport mode trunk, and it works, but the vlan allowed on this trunk is all from 1 to 4095, and the native is implicit vlan 1. If switch on both side are cdp enabled on trunk interface, and different natvie is specified on one of the switch you will see this error, %CDP-4-NATIVE_VLAN_MISMATCH: Native VLAN mismatch discovered, and need to see the configuration and change tha native on one of the side.

[avilt]

Thank You,

Long back allowing vlan1 on trunk port was mandatory however it's not required anymore. How is it achieved and what is vlan1 minimization?

[Beetlejuice01]

On trunk link, switchport trunk allowed vlan 2,3,5,10... or 10-15 if you would insert single vlan put a , between vlan if is a range from 10 to 15 for example put the -.