Create EtherChannel Window
This window appears when you click Create in the EtherChanels window.
To create a port group:
- Check the In Group box for each interface that you want to be a group
member.
- For Catalyst 2950 and 3550 switches, you see a Mode cell for each interface.
Click in the cells for the selected interfaces and select one of these values:
- Auto
The interface
responds to the PAgP packets it receives
but does not initiate PAgP negotiations. This mode minimizes PAgP transmissions.
It is the default.
- Auto non-silent
The same
as Auto, but without support for connections to file servers or packet
analyzers.
- Desirable
The interface
initiates negotiations with other interfaces by sending PAgP packets.
- Desirable non-silent
The
same as Desirable, but without support for connections to file servers
or packet analyzers.
- On
The interface does
not use PAgP. A usable EtherChannel exists only if the port group is connected
to another group in this mode.
- For Catalyst 2950 and 3550 switches, you see a Priority cell for each interface.
Click in the cells for the selected interfaces and enter a PAgP priority if
you do not want the default of 128.
The interface with the highest priority transmits PAgP packets.
- Click OK to close the window.
The new port group will appear in the EtherChannels window.