Ben's notes

LACP between Cisco 2960G and HP ProCurve 1810G

Cisco: Port 47, 48
HP: Port 19, 20

HP ProCurve configuration

Using the web GUI, go to: Trunks → Trunk Configuration.
Select Create, Trunk Name 2960G, hit 'Apply'. Notice the trunk interface name, for example Trunk4.
Go to: Trunks → Trunk Membership.
Select Trunk4 from the drop down list.
Select Port Trunk (M) and LACP (L) on port 19 and 20.

Go to: VLANs → Participation / Tagging.
Tag needed VLANs on Trunk4. For example VLAN 50.

Cisco 2960G configuration

Enable, then configure.
```
>enable
#conf t
(config)#
```
Enable LLDP.
```
(config)#lldp run
```
Create VLAN 50.
```
(config)#vlan 50
(config-vlan)#exit
```

Configure interfaces.

(config)#int range Gi0/47-48
(config-if-range)#description LACP to HP 1810G
(config-if-range)#switchport nonegotiate
(config-if-range)#switchport mode trunk
(config-if-range)#lldp transmit
(config-if-range)#lldp receive
(config-if-range)#cdp enable

(config-if-range)#channel-protocol lacp
(config-if-range)#channel-group 1 mode active
Creating a port-channel interface Port-channel 1

(config-if-range)#no shutdown
(config-if-range)#exit

Configure Port-channel.

#(config)#interface Port-channel1
(config-if)#description LACP to HP 1810G
(config-if)#switchport mode trunk
(config-if)#switchport trunk allowed vlan none
(config-if)#switchport trunk allowed vlan add 50
(config-if)#no shutdown
(config-if)#exit

Show configuration.

#show interfaces Gi0/47 switchport
#show interfaces Gi0/48 switchport
#sh etherchannel summary
#sh cdp neighbors

Configure IP address in VLAN 50 for testing

Configure IP address.

#conf t
(config)#interface Vlan50
(config-if)#ip address 2.3.4.5 255.255.255.0

Table of Contents

LACP between Cisco 2960G and HP ProCurve 1810G

HP ProCurve configuration

Cisco 2960G configuration

Configure IP address in VLAN 50 for testing