VTP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VTP? - Answers-VLAN Trunking Protocol
What is VTP? - Answers-VTP provides a means by which Cisco switches can exchange
VLAN configuration information
What layer does VTP operate? - Answers-Layer 2 Data-Link
What VLANS can be used in VTP? - Answers-1-1001 1002-1005 Reserved
What are the three modes of VTP? - Answers-Server, Client, Transparent
Define VTP Server mode - Answers-Creates, and advertises the VLAN configuration to
other VTP clients in the same VTP Domain.
What is the VTP revision number? - Answers-The revision number keeps track of how
many changes have been made to the VLAN configuration, incremented by 1
What is the one significant difference between Version 1 and Version 2 VTP? -
Answers-In order for transparent mode switches to forward VTP messages; they must
be using the same VTP version.
Define VTP Pruning - Answers-Stops VLAN update information traffic from being sent
down trunk links if the updates are not needed.
What is the benefit of VTP Pruning? - Answers-Increases available bandwidth by
restricting flooded traffic
Can VTP advertise extended range VLANs? Yes or No? - Answers-No
Are VTP domain names case-sensitive? - Answers-Yes
How does VTP use MD5 hash? - Answers-VTP takes the domain-name and password
to create a MD5 digest, if either the domain name or password do not match, the
switches will not exchange VLAN configuration with VTP
Where are the VTP configuration commands stored? - Answers-In the vlan.dat file
located in flash
How do you remove the VLAN/VTP configuration from switch? - Answers-delete
vlan.dat located in flash
Which protocol supports sharing the VLAN configuration between two or more
switches?
A. multicast
VTP? - Answers-VLAN Trunking Protocol
What is VTP? - Answers-VTP provides a means by which Cisco switches can exchange
VLAN configuration information
What layer does VTP operate? - Answers-Layer 2 Data-Link
What VLANS can be used in VTP? - Answers-1-1001 1002-1005 Reserved
What are the three modes of VTP? - Answers-Server, Client, Transparent
Define VTP Server mode - Answers-Creates, and advertises the VLAN configuration to
other VTP clients in the same VTP Domain.
What is the VTP revision number? - Answers-The revision number keeps track of how
many changes have been made to the VLAN configuration, incremented by 1
What is the one significant difference between Version 1 and Version 2 VTP? -
Answers-In order for transparent mode switches to forward VTP messages; they must
be using the same VTP version.
Define VTP Pruning - Answers-Stops VLAN update information traffic from being sent
down trunk links if the updates are not needed.
What is the benefit of VTP Pruning? - Answers-Increases available bandwidth by
restricting flooded traffic
Can VTP advertise extended range VLANs? Yes or No? - Answers-No
Are VTP domain names case-sensitive? - Answers-Yes
How does VTP use MD5 hash? - Answers-VTP takes the domain-name and password
to create a MD5 digest, if either the domain name or password do not match, the
switches will not exchange VLAN configuration with VTP
Where are the VTP configuration commands stored? - Answers-In the vlan.dat file
located in flash
How do you remove the VLAN/VTP configuration from switch? - Answers-delete
vlan.dat located in flash
Which protocol supports sharing the VLAN configuration between two or more
switches?
A. multicast
