Native VLAN - the DEFINITIVE illustration

What is the Native VLAN? This video not only tells you, but SHOWS you exactly what the Native VLAN is and how it affects traffic traversing a trunk.

Need to review Access Ports and Trunk ports (also called Tagged ports and Untagged ports)? Read this:

0:00 - Start
0:06 - Topology Introduction
0:15 - Review: Access and Trunk Ports (aka, Untagged and Tagged Ports)
0:32 - Topology Configuration
0:49 - Topology "show commands"
1:08 - Initial Pings
1:24 - Pings with Wireshark Packet Capture
1:53 - A "ping" is an ICMP Echo Request and an Echo Response
2:14 - Pings packet headers and VLAN Tag
2:50 - 1st Quick Summary -- purpose of VLAN Tag
3:07 - Changing the Native VLAN on the Trunk port
3:30 - Pings with VLAN 33 as Native VLAN
3:59 - Effect of the Native VLAN configuration on the Wire
4:30 - 2nd Quick Summary -- purpose of the Native VLAN

What happens when there is a Native VLAN mismatch?

Think you understand VLANS? Prove it by testing yourself with the VLAN Challenge:

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[PracticalNetworking]

What did you think of the VLAN Challenge? How did you do? How do you think your colleagues would do?

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[devinmayhew]

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[ChristopherKalafarski]

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[hyryifh]

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[ObaDayo]

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[destroyerp]

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[anapatricio]

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