Free CCNA | EtherChannel | Day 23 | CCNA 200-301 Complete Course

[@tinohappyface]

If you made it here keep going. I broke on this day a week ago.. took me 3 days before i moved on. I know it seems hard but we can do this, we can change our lives. Keep going

[@Duck_III]

Finished an older version of ccna (book). Keep going 😩

[@rakeshthakare1099]

this man has some serious skills of teaching. what a great hardwork. i appreciate.

[@rakeshthakare1099]

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[@JeremysITLab]

Thank you, I appreciate that! I'll think about making a facebook group or something like that!

[@dbest19330]

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@@JeremysITLab did you create a facebook page yet ?

[@joelshaw8064]

who's coming in here giving the thumbs down? some people would complain about sand at the beach or ice in a cold drink..

[@lachlan519]

I'm sure their anger is directed towards Etherchannel not Jeremy hahahha

[@braedenclundgren]

Cause he talks really slow

[@BFArch0n]

@@braedenclundgrenso play in 2x DUH

[@ottobalance2]

@@braedenclundgren just put it to 1.25 or 1.5 speed. Thats what i do

[@romany8125]

Probably just fat-fingering. Not everyone got a fancy keyboard available.

[@jaysejpal1039]

I wish I had enough clarity in my life as Jeremy has it in his videos.

[@jzero1579]

The examples you give of why the topic is necessary is always the best part of these videos. Most just go on to talk about it because it's on the exam, but you give real world examples.

[@JeremysITLab]

Thanks, glad you like them!

[@Dbdjabsjsiifiwb]

for anyone actually taking the ccna. the majority of the questions focus on knowing: subnetting by heart, everything about switchports, wireless, ipv6, and misc troubleshooting a variety of things. the questions also change to focus on what you are weakest at. so if you do bad on subnetting, like me, you will receive many more subnetting questions. the test is not hard itself but cisco exams are mostly trick questions which feels scummy for a knowledge test. feels like they made the wording as difficult as possible to boost their prestige . you will fail questions over grammar and word choice.

[@PatShun]

Thank you for the information as I’m about to take my first attempt and hopefully my last attempt at the CCNA exam in July. Feel free to pass along any other tips as well. Congratulations on your achievement!

[@toniatfort56]

​@@PatShun I hope to take mine at July also before the topics change in the month of August 2024. I wish you success in your exams

[@Dreambig6636]

@@PatShun same mine exam will also...lets study together :)

[@Dreambig6636]

@@toniatfort56 same mine exam will also...lets study together :)

[@marko514]

How did it go​@@PatShun

[@robertgeorge5020]

I just passed my CCNA this morning with an 897 !!. I am sincerely grateful to and everything you have done . I still want to buy that beer and wagyu one day when Japan opens lool. I think you have an amazing gift as a teacher and I wish you luck in all you do . God Bless !!!

[@JeremysITLab]

Congrats, and that's a solid score! So glad to hear you passed, and I hope you celebrated! I hope you know what you're committing to with the wagyu, it's not cheap! Haha

[@robertgeorge5020]

@@JeremysITLab I know what I am in for man and its totally worth it lol. Other than yt, is there any way to correspond with you if I had any questions? I plan on studying ccnp and I would love to reach out in the future if you dont mind.

[@yoyo-gv8zs]

@@robertgeorge5020 how is it going now robert? and did you only use this playlist to pass it?

[@robertgeorge5020]

@yoyo 11 hey there I used mostly this course and cbt. Practice is everything

[@JoyfulGlock]

@robertgeorge5020 Did new doors open up for you career wise once you passed?

[@travelandexplorebd8962]

I am from a non-IT background. But you made the course so easy for me. Thanks once again, man. you deserve a treat. I will meet you one day in Tokyo.

[@rectuserectus6164]

This helped me memorize which commands to use: - Privileged Exec mode: etherchannel (show etherchannel) - Global Configuration: port-channel - Interface Configuration: channel-group/channel-protocol If I'm not mistake, you can only use one type of command at each level.

[@enastase8203]

When the teacher is ready the students come. Here I am in the right place to get my CCNA.. Thanks for your time and your knowledge

[@JeremysITLab]

Thanks Emil :)

[@RaghavendraBB-ie8jl]

Am From India. Karnataka. What Teaching! You are Great Skills and Every one Easily understand. We Proud. You are such humble person. Thanks for Giving good containt. Keep it up sir.

[@DaddyDagoth]

Here studying on Christmas eve before dinner! I wanna get my CCNA by the end on January. Thank you once more for your incredible videos, Jeremy. Happy Holidays my friend.

[@bassbird]

did you make your goal?

[@imannadeem5955]

This guy is a hero without a cap. No one i think can match your teaching skills. Perfection at its best

[@chrisfoster3772]

Hi!

[@Mrjumper808]

Switches are well more sophisticated than what I thought it was.

[@omarcomin148]

just a note on the Boson Quiz question but 'channel-group 1 mode on' is a valid command as long as both switches are using the 'on' mode. the reason answer B is correct is because you cant mix the LACP and PAGP protocols on an Etherchannel, they must be the same on both switches.

[@alexismartel6917]

thats what I thought but why he gave a different explanation? confused now

[@DMCDoc]

Hey Jeremy, how are You ? I started learning networking about two months ago, and it's very clear with your explanations. As I progress through the chapters, I find it more interesting and fascinating the way each problem is solved with technology. Also, I wanted to say thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us. Plus, bonus you allow me to greatly improve my English. (because I am Belgian). Finally, I hope to visit Japan one day, I love this country👍

[@iamjoycheee]

Thank you for using simple english sir! English is not my first language but your teaching covers it well without complicated english words. once again,Thank you very much.

[@ochiau3539]

The "Commands" slide is really helpful when taking down notes!

[@maxwellchessdotcom6952]

Guys, I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Jeremy's IT lab.

[@burimshala4377]

Thank you, Jeremy! Your videos are really helpful! I appreciate it a lot!

[@JeremysITLab]

Thank you, I'm glad to hear that!

[@thenicolaslun]

I never thought someone could explain stuff that clear, what an awesome job!! And THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS !!!

[@manishkrin]

Amazing level of efforts to make things clear. Repeating same stuff again is one of them. Loved all videos !

[@muhannadak8087]

Clear explanation, as always. Thanks a lot Jeremy!

[@JeremysITLab]

Thank you!

[@syedyousafbukhari2213]

8:30 I feel so smart for some reason haha, i was just reminding myself how VLANs are virtual and make something physical into different groups and how these 4 connections are grouped as 1 and made virtual. It's like the opposites

[@FIREfreezerPR]

Thank you so much, Jeremy. Also I love that are still concerned about "Channel failed to load". Once they finally reveal themselves it's going to be a huge thing!!! lol

[@4EntertainmentOnly]

OMG ETHERCHANNEL IS SO AWESOME...

[@Martin_JY]

Jeremy, thanks!, a pleasure to keep watching your videos! I hope to get my CCNA in a couple of months

[@abdulqahar1168]

You have been the best Teacher and the FlashCards are amazing. helps memorize greatly.

[@JeremysITLab]

Thank you, I'm glad to hear that :)

[@mtchllBarrett]

27:25 why does the EtherChannel give an STP mode of shared? I'd expect it to be point-to-point based on what I've learned so far

[@dhanajon5528]

same, i noticed that too!. i chatgpt'd why is it like that, and chatgpt also replied that its an unexpected behavior and should be p2p

[@Da_Black_Man]

Guys trust me when I say the Anki flash cards are heaven sent it's worth the money

[@mjba9176]

Hiya Jeremy, how are you ? Thank you so much for the awesome presentations.... no doubt I passed my exams also thanks to you!!!

[@JeremysITLab]

Hi Michael! Did you pass?? Congrats! CCNA is a great achievement 👍

[@mjba9176]

@@JeremysITLab Oh yes I did! Sorry for late replying J. Anyway I can contact you privately? I'd like to tell you my story...And it's a hell of a "story" ;-)

[@MrTAL69]

Very clear and concise course you have here, I'm enjoying it very much. However a couple of things to mention here. 1. Talking about load balancing in this context - while common - a bit misleading. LACP does not take into account the load on the other legs of the aggregated link, it just determines the appropriate leg to use based on the 3 named methods. EtherChannel contains no actual load balancing algorithm either. Strictly speaking link aggregation is load _distribution_, not balancing. 2. Aggregating 4 links does not strictly speaking create a single link with 4 times the bandwidth either. Again, the traffic isn't balanced, just distributed across the available links based on the named rules but without considering the existing link load. The max traffic speed between any 2 devices over an EtherChannel link = the speed of a single physical link involved in the EtherChannel. In real-life network you may well have a 4-leg EtherChannel and notice 80% utilization on 3 legs but only 5% in the fourth. Actual load balancing requires intelligent devices that constantly monitor the traffic, and re-direct it over different links in case of congestion. Just wanted to bring this up, as I've lost count how many times I've had to explain it to less-than-happy network admins. Other than that, absolutely fantastic series :-)

[@JeremysITLab]

Yeah I'm aware of how EtherChannel works. Cisco gives a pretty good explanation of how EtherChannel load-balancing works on IOS/CatOS here: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/lan-switching/etherchannel/12023-4.html

[@MrTAL69]

@@JeremysITLab Yeah I had no doubt - just considered it worthwhile to clarifying this to the people who follow the course. Explaining this to an irate budding NetAdmin who's not happy when the traffic over his server's LACP link is unbalanced loses its appeal after the 11th time or so :-) Funny enough Cisco agrees; the second sentence in that page says "...allows load SHARING of traffic...". That's the only time, tho' - after that it's about "balancing". My best guess is that that the marketing ppl butted in. "Load sharing" and "load balancing" are two very different concepts, but one of them sounds better on the brochures...

[@abdellahzouggari3242]

Day 23 and I'm still here.. thank you!

[@parker73724]

I have nightmares that I'll close my eyes and hear "Welcome to Jeremy's IT lab. Todays topic is going to be a long one so I've decided to split it into 5 videos"

[@tesfayeguta7506]

Thank you for your videos and ExSim-Max recommendations - I passed my CCNA!

[@nam3less315]

I passed my CCNA exam, Thanks Jeremy :)

[@JeremysITLab]

That's awesome!! I'm glad my videos could play a small part in your success :) I hope you celebrated ;)

[@pissedputin7738]

Very good

[@nam3less315]

@@JeremysITLab Thanks, u did great Video.

[@nam3less315]

@@pissedputin7738 Thanks :)

[@shw256]

Another video chock full o' info. Thank you. I appreciated your choice of the last quiz question. Put our recently learned knowledge to the test!

[@frederickmorgan6783]

I am so hyped about my studies now 👍🏾

[@JeremysITLab]

Awesome, keep up that feeling!

[@chrisfoster3772]

Hey Jeremy I've been watching your videos quite a bit but decided to check out another KZbinrs ether channel video. Man, you make certbros look like a joke Thanks Chris

[@josephnduati1214]

Gold found guys, gold found! Thank you Jeremy.

[@nightowl6569]

Hey Jeremy, thx for the course, it s so good! Could you make a post on which topics are not covered yet ? So we can plan our learning better/know exactly what we have to look for? It would be appreciated so much! Ty!!

[@JeremysITLab]

Will do! You can also check the topics out here and see which you haven't learned yet: www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/training-events/le31/le46/cln/marketing/exam-topics/200-301-CCNA.pdf

[@wahidullahwadan9547]

Excellent man, you describe very well, also you use best images etc. For clarifying. Thank you very much. You are genious

[@IzzenArt]

You are amazing at presenting. Even if you might not have the time or inclination to write out a full course on something in the future, I wish you would do the voiceover portion of some of the other courses I've taken. I can put your videos on 1.5x speed (like all of the life/study-hackers claim to) and still understand everything perfectly, which is very rare for me. Thanks for the great stuff!

[@comraede]

Quiz 2, I am wondering if we really need to know these config flags by heart for the CCNA? Have you experienced any questions like that on the exam? Great video as always!

[@-b777ljq3]

many thanks to Jeremy, very good lecture, very thorough very clear.

[@JS2k514]

Most brilliant explanations throughout this series. Jeremy, so many thanks man!

[@flowergenerations]

Thank you sir, your explanation is great and clear for all topics. rgds, Pri.

[@JeremysITLab]

Thanks Pri!

[@abdelrahmanelsherbiny8833]

Hi Jeremy, I read the answer explanation of the Boson Ex-Sim bonus question, it stated that if I configured two static Etherchannel ports on both switches with the CLI command "mode on" , the link will be established but without an aggregation protocol. Now my question is: is data going to be transferred in both directions if no aggregation protocol is configured?

[@JeremysITLab]

AbdElRahman ElSherbiny Yes, it will! The end effect of the three methods: PAgP, LACP, or ‘on’ mode is the same, the etherchannel will function the same.

[@alihassani8746]

thank you Jerremy you are the best, can't describe you with words 🥀

[@harbinur]

Hi Jeremy, When do you plan to start to the new 301 topics? We are awaiting your valuable contents.

[@JeremysITLab]

Hi! I think the new topics will be at the end of the course, there are still more fundamentals to cover (TCP/UDP, DHCP, DNS, IPv6, etc).

[@k.m.sayembinrahmotullah8721]

I am eagerly awaiting for your video. Please upload it fastly.

[@JeremysITLab]

Thank you, I will continue to upload one video per week!

[@dasilvajohnful]

This is a great course, it helps me to understand etherchannel

[@JeremysITLab]

Thanks, I'm glad to hear that!

[@muffinbutton1484]

This guy is a legend.

[@JeremysITLab]

Someone like David Bombal is more suited to the title of 'legend' ;)

[@lhcunha1]

Your lessons are great! God bless you and your family

[@haseebmadani286]

As usual, Incredibly useful. You are a really very talented person. Thank you once again for everything.

[@JeremysITLab]

Thank you Haseeb :)

[@afkar_zz1680]

Perfect explanation

[@warcryplayer5751]

Oh i really hate all the different commands that etherchannel has i'll have to practice this topic a lot... Anyway, thank you very much for your lectures videos Jeremy they're very usefull, you make it easier to understand, thanks :))

[@JeremysITLab]

Practice them in labs, you'll get used to them :)

[@eternalblue4660]

In regards to the EtherChannel flow calculations, I am assuming the more input data you provide the protocol with the more efficient its switching decision will be? This must come with more CPU overhead of course. However, is there usually an agreed upon method that applies generally to networks? Or is the decision done on a case by case basis depending on the network design/architecture? Say for example would the sweet spot generally be for most networks to not include too much input data(SMAC + DMAC, SIP + DIP, combinations of both etc) but also not leave it so scarce to the point where the protocol makes a less efficient switching decision than it could have if it was provided with additional input data? In short, is there a specific combination of load balancing options which apply generally that A) Make sure the switching decision process is as efficient as possible for most networks B) Not use too much processing power and C) Make sure you are not getting diminishing returns in terms of efficiency(The balance between CPU overhead and load balancing between the logical links). May be a tough one to answer and I may be off the mark here or missing some information but I couldn't stop thinking about it while watching this video haha. But it would be great if you could answer it or possibly provide me with some resources to follow up on. Thanks.

[@JeremysITLab]

I don't know exactly how the calculations are made, you might want to try a google for things like 'etherchannel load balancing' or 'etherchannel load balancing algorithm'.

[@eternalblue4660]

@@JeremysITLab Okay no problem I am sure I will find an answer, the thought was bugging me though aha. Thanks.

[@st10689]

​@@eternalblue4660 Check this video. It has an amazing explanation of how EtherChannel does the load balancing (algorithm) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJW0gp53gM5kl8k

[@eternalblue4660]

@@st10689 Thank you for that :)

[@anishabraham2009]

I waiting for your video every Sunday Thank You SIR,

[@JeremysITLab]

Thanks Anish!

[@samkumar8848]

Hi, Im following your videos for my studies and it immensely helpful for me. Im now 44 years old. Please let me know whether age become a barrier to pursue this as i have a discontinued carrier in networking job. Thank you...

[@JeremysITLab]

Thank you for watching my videos! 44 is not too old, I have read many experiences of people who have changed careers into networking/IT in their 40s and 50s. Good luck!

[@larryvinson4110]

Great video as usual. It would be good to see some more on troubleshooting Etherchannel. Such as how to fix this error: %EC-5-CANNOT_BUNDLE2: F0/21 is not compatible with Po1 and will be suspended (vlan mask is different). It is not making sense because all the trunks and port channel were configured to allow the same VLANs.

[@JeremysITLab]

Sure, I'll make some troubleshooting labs after I finish the CCNA course.

[@larryvinson4110]

@@JeremysITLab Thanks. Your videos make a lot of sense, explaining things better than my instructor. I finally got my EtherChannel to work today. I had to default the interface back to their original state and recreated everything and it came up OK. But troubleshooting would be great.

[@ganta2080]

​@@JeremysITLab This idea still up ?

[@jhde9067]

At 24:47, we're talking about the interface on the local switch correct? They must all have the same details (speed duplex etc)

[@sk-teck2751]

Hi Jermey, I have a question.. In what sequence do you post your videos? Do you follow the exam topic list? please let me know so I can follow your pattern as I'm preparing myself for CCNA exam. Thank you so much for your great effort in helping us understanding CCNA topics

[@JeremysITLab]

I'm following the exam topics list, but I cover them in the order I think is best.

[@sk-teck2751]

@@JeremysITLab Thank you for your reply!

[@khushalahuja5261]

Your videos are really helpful. Waiting for CCNP series too.

[@st10689]

Hey Jeremy I have two questions. 1) Some people say it's better first to shutdown the interfaces and then configure the EtherChannel to avoid any possible misconfigurations with the other switch. Do you agree? It is recommended to do it like this or it's totally fine if I don't shut them down? 2) Can you explain please what is bandwidth, throughput and speed. How are differentiate one from another?

[@JeremysITLab]

Hi Stefanos, 1) Shutting them down does no harm, so go for it! I personally haven't run into problems by not shutting them down, though. Whichever you prefer! 2) Often they're used interchangeably (I probably do so at various points in the course), but try a google search like 'speed bandwidth throughput' and you'll find some explanations better than I can give here! Here's a quick video too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iofTmGqJqbSrnck

[@umairm8595]

Thanks Jeremy for all of your videos and content its really helpful do you have any plans on making additional content for any other certifications?

[@JeremysITLab]

I'm not sure what I'll do after the CCNA, but maybe a CCNP course?

[@umairm8595]

@@JeremysITLab Yes Jeremy I'd really like that, a CCNP course would be great.

[@shlomiunger3518]

Brilliant. And so simply explained!

[@JeremysITLab]

Thanks Shlomi :)

[@nit235]

Thank you again Jeremy ! 💪💪💪

[@JeremysITLab]

Thanks for watching :)

[@eyobhaile4557]

First I would like to thank you for your lecture. Q1. can we configure LACP & PAgP on different Etherchannel? if yes, how would the load balancing mode we use?

[@10Pkids]

Jeremy! Is there a video or a list of all of the pertinent commands that are needed for the ccna? I’m sure there’s over 100 or so, I just didn’t know if I could find a list to study!?

[@abdulyare6735]

Great of all, thanks geremy

[@JeremysITLab]

Thanks Abdul!

[@Melchizedek_]

There is smthng I've seen. I think when you use the command 'channel-protocol ?' and you choose the protocol you prefer, (ie; LACP or PAgP); the options should be minimised when you issue 'channel-group 1 mode ?'.

[@Flying_turnip187]

Thanks so much ! You are easy to understand and very through! I was wondering do youhave a matching chapter list with the Odom book? I am trying to use your channel and the book to study for the CCNA test....its a bit tough to find the exact chapters so I can keep my notes together. Thanks!

[@JeremysITLab]

Sorry, I don't have any list matching my videos up with other resources.

[@freecodingschool7210]

thank you sir for your resource and hard working. sir need a suggestion from you. I am learning python with ccna , after that i want to learn linux .please suggest me is it good decision. if not what should i learn?what should my learning path

[@JeremysITLab]

Python and Linux are very useful skills, in all areas of IT! I think your path is a good one :)

[@renatorobles7440]

Yes pretty cool!🙂👏👏👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you.

[@JeremysITLab]

Thank you Renato! :)

[@rotrose7531]

Thank you very much for these super helpful tutorials.

[@konefine3626]

Great thanks to you Jeremy. I have a question: If we configure EtherChannel statically with mode "On" being a connection between 2 switches , this means that the switchport mode trunk must have been configured previously?

[@JeremysITLab]

It doesn't have to be, you can make an EtherChannel with access ports.

[@skzahadin689]

absolutely superb explanation

[@CyberFlow10]

@JeremysITLab Amazing Video as always, but here's a question: Since There are 62 Videos each one is 30 to 40 minutes, how do you keep all that information in your brain, without forgetting what you did in the previous days, especially the configuration commands

[@dsr-gq1sk]

Thankyou for the great content Jeremy ..

[@JeremysITLab]

Thanks for watching :)

[@bobdavislumbro4047]

Hey Jeremy! Dump question here, so if layer 3 LAGs are a good option to avoid broadcast traffic loops etc, then why would we even consider using layer 2 ether channels? Besides, isn’t broadcast traffic necessary at all on a layer 3 LAG? What about ARP o any other broadcast 😅so how Vlans travel from access switches using Layer 2 etherchannel through agregation switches using layer 3 ether channels where broadcast traffic is not allowed ?

[@gregkan3964]

hello again ! is there gonna be videos for VPN or SDN somewhere in the future about new CCNA exam ? Thanks again for the wonderfull course

[@JeremysITLab]

Yes, I will cover all of the exam topics.

[@matiastrane7598]

At 4:58 or so, you say that layer 2 loops are made if all interfaces are forwarding. That is because any broadcast frame coming from ASW1 and out of a interface on DSW1 will be sent back through the 3 other open interfaces back to ASW1, right? And, of course also the other way around, i just need to make sure i understand it correctly.

[@JeremysITLab]

Yep, you got it

[@eugenen284]

Thank you Jeremy!

[@anishrajchm5353]

At 4:54 why all lights are in green color towards DSW1 side. This is also a switch, therefore only one green light should be there and all other three in orange color as per the STP

[@JeremysITLab]

DSW1's interfaces are all designated ports, ASW1's orange ports are non-designated ports.

[@hi6715]

Hello Jeremy, do we do load balancing when we use layer 3 switches?

[@chrisfoster3772]

Hi!!!! 🤠

[@sidaz22]

hey do you know when is the playlist going to be complete ?

[@JeremysITLab]

I think it will be early next year, probably.

[@SAMSAM-up5nd]

Thanks

[@adamoualidesay]

Thanks Jeremy, keep it up!

[@JeremysITLab]

Thanks Ali, will do!

[@jashanpreetsidhu5863]

thanks for making these videos Jeremy, these are really helpful :)

[@MDBoss-fv2eu]

This has been really helpful thank you for all these vids

[@abhijitshirwal]

5:22 we could have made vlans including some ports between the two switches using access ports right? That would just balance the load in between. Is it wrong?

[@kimdahlgren697]

Thank you so much for another great video.

[@JeremysITLab]

Thanks Kim :)

[@boweidu1012]

do we have to memorise those flags' meaning in our head for the CCNA test? I think those legends would be dispayed directly in CLI no?

[@giorgioamato6176]

Hi all, can someone explain me why with routed ports (multilayer switches) there isn't the problem with broadcast storm? I understood no BDPU frames are sent between switches for STP, but hot is this related to to broadcast storm problem? Thanks in advance

[@isheep9025]

Hi, At layer 3 in ip header we have a field called TTL, every time an ip packet reaches a hop TTL is decreased by 1, and when TTL is 0 packet is discarded, hence ip broadcast storm or ip add flapping isn't a thing

[@unrealriot]

Hi Jeremy, I'm curious on the loading balancing conf. I understand that ethchannel can load balance either the source or dest, or both of them. Why did Cisco use 'XOR'? As I understand XOR is exclusive OR, which means you either have this or that, but you can't have both.

[@JeremysITLab]

Hi Byron, I hadn't thought about that so I did a Google search, here's a nice explanation: 'The etherchannel load balance is some sort of a binary xor computation. This means that the result of the xor computation selects the output link to use, it is not round robin. As an simple example, if the xor looks at the very last bit in the source and destination mac address and found this. last bit of source is 0 + last bit of dest is 0 then xor gives 0. If sou is 0 + dest is 1 xor gives 1, if sou is 1 + dest is 0 xor gives 1, if sou is 1 + dest is 1 xor gives 0. Then taking the above and put streams with xor 0 to port 1, and streams that gives xor 1 to port 2. This means that in theory, Your two streams kan be put on the same port.' Basically, the XOR gives a 0 if a bit in the source address matches the same bit in the destination address (0-0 or 1-1), and gives a 1 if a bit in the source address doesn't match the same bit in the destination address (1-0 or 0-1). I assume it compares all of the bits of the source and destination address, and the resulting series of 0s and 1s is used to assign the data stream to a certain physical port.

[@sriramharish6866]

Trunking also all three interface connected switch behave like a single interface

[@Da_Black_Man]

For some reason this section is kicking my ass

[@Glenners]

24:00 making a trunk was just said as fact lol. Is that because it's between two switches so you also have to truncate it? I thought setting up the ether channel replaced that. Or are we assuming multiple vlans?

[@JeremysITLab]

Connections between switches are (almost) always trunks, so it's safe to assume.

[@chrisfoster3772]

@@JeremysITLab thanks jeremy