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JRW
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 Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:22 am Post subject: Spanning Tree Cert Question |
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I failed my CCNA by 10 points yesterday and am going to take it again next
Monday (before this exam expires). There was one particular question on the
test that is driving me nuts and I can't seem to find the answer, if anyone
can help, I'd appreciate it. The question was a multi-question multiple
choice scenario with simulated CLI. I had console access to 1 switch of about
6 on a switched network (with a couple of routers thrown in for good measure)
So from this one switch, I needed to execute dubug or sho commands to provide
the answers to the questions. The one that hung me up was "which switch is
the root bridge?" To the best of my recollection, I only had host names for
the switches to identify them. I know I can find the MAC of the root by doing
a "show spanning-tree" - but how can I identify the host name by MAC or the
root bridge by name? Anyone? Thanks! |
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Slawomir Kawala
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject: Re: Spanning Tree Cert Question |
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On śro, 31 paź 2007 o 00:22 GMT, JRW wrote:
| Quote: | the root bridge?" To the best of my recollection, I only had host names for
the switches to identify them. I know I can find the MAC of the root by doing
a "show spanning-tree" - but how can I identify the host name by MAC or the
root bridge by name? Anyone? Thanks!
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I'm not sure what information are given in this scenario, but I would
try to do this task just like I described below.
There is a couple of things you have to do:
1. show spanning-tree - gives you root bridge's mac
2. show arp - gives you root bridge's ip
3. show cdp neigh detail - gives you root bridge's port number
4. finally you have to check the topology and find name of a switch which
port number you found in step 3.
Of course for example in step 2 you have to use information from step 1,
in step 3 from step 2 and so on.
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pozdr. Slawomir Kawala
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JRW
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject: Re: Spanning Tree Cert Question |
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You guys rock! Thanks for the input. The only snag I hit was using sho arp -
the remote switches didn't have entries in the local arp table, but I got all
of the ip addresses of adjacent switches from sho cdp neighbor detail, pinged
those ip addresses, then read the MACs from the arp table. This seems like
it's pretty convoluted for a ccna exam - but I guess that's what makes it so
fun! Thanks again to all who posted.
-J
On 10/30/2007 7:22:13 PM, "JRW" wrote:
| Quote: | I failed my CCNA by 10 points yesterday and am going to take it again next
Monday (before this exam expires). There was one particular question on
the test that is driving me nuts and I can't seem to find the answer, if
anyone can help, I'd appreciate it. The question was a multi-question
multiple choice scenario with simulated CLI. I had console access to 1
switch of about 6 on a switched network (with a couple of routers thrown
in for good measure) So from this one switch, I needed to execute dubug or
sho commands to provide the answers to the questions. The one that hung me
up was "which switch is the root bridge?" To the best of my recollection,
I only had host names for the switches to identify them. I know I can find
the MAC of the root by doing a "show spanning-tree" - but how can I
identify the host name by MAC or the root bridge by name? Anyone? Thanks! |
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Mario
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject: Re: Spanning Tree Cert Question |
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you can see the host name using the-show cdp neighbors detail command-but
first you gotta find its ip add or interface on which is connected |
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hmmmmmm
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject: Re: Spanning Tree Cert Question |
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check it out.....
http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1394667&page=1
using the above info and a little working out you'll find it.......
"JRW" <warstlerjr(anti-spam)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I failed my CCNA by 10 points yesterday and am going to take it again next
Monday (before this exam expires). There was one particular question on
the
test that is driving me nuts and I can't seem to find the answer, if
anyone
can help, I'd appreciate it. The question was a multi-question multiple
choice scenario with simulated CLI. I had console access to 1 switch of
about
6 on a switched network (with a couple of routers thrown in for good
measure)
So from this one switch, I needed to execute dubug or sho commands to
provide
the answers to the questions. The one that hung me up was "which switch is
the root bridge?" To the best of my recollection, I only had host names
for
the switches to identify them. I know I can find the MAC of the root by
doing
a "show spanning-tree" - but how can I identify the host name by MAC or
the
root bridge by name? Anyone? Thanks! |
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Damir Zagar
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Spanning Tree Cert Question |
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| Maybe you should try "show mac-address-table" ...a lot faster imo. |
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r_trainer
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: Spanning Tree Cert Question |
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"Damir Zagar" <dzagar@vuka.hr> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Maybe you should try "show mac-address-table" ...a lot faster imo.
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Or try testinside.blogspot.com, and use the archive section for information? |
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