topic Re: Cisco 2960 and AP230 aggregation connection in ExtremeCloud IQ

Cisco 2960 and AP230 aggregation connection

jo — Thu, 22 May 2025 23:30:21 GMT

Hello.

Trying to connect Cisco switch 2960 with OS: 15.2(7)E11 and Extreme AP230 with OS: 10.6.1.1

My AP230 config is:

interface eth0 bind agg0
interface eth1 bind agg0

My Cisco switch config is:

interface FastEthernet0/11
switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,40
switchport trunk native vlan 10
switchport mode trunk
spanning-tree portfast edge
channel-group 1 mode on
end

interface FastEthernet0/12
switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,40
switchport trunk native vlan 10
switchport mode trunk
spanning-tree portfast edge
channel-group 1 mode on
end

interface Port-channel1
switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,40
switchport trunk native vlan 10
switchport mode trunk
spanning-tree portfast edge
end

VLAN 10 is the management VLAN, VLAN 40 is the one everyone is connecting to for wireless access.

port-channel works but turns off F0/12 after a about a minute after a reboot.

Disabling STP on the entire switch for all VLANs is not helping.

Any ideas why port-channel is not fully up?

Thank you.

Re: Cisco 2960 and AP230 aggregation connection

EF — Fri, 23 May 2025 12:29:20 GMT

Hi,

maybe it´s possible that the AP dont support LACP , see this for other model:

" Also it is worth to be noted here, that port aggregation on XIQ APs uses only static/manual link aggregation and do not support 802.3ad (LACP) negotiation""

How To: How to aggregate ports ETH0/ETH1 in XIQ | Extreme Portal

Try with static channel group.

Best

Re: Cisco 2960 and AP230 aggregation connection

jo — Sat, 24 May 2025 15:51:11 GMT

No disrespect but you don’t read my post.

Re: Cisco 2960 and AP230 aggregation connection

EF — Sun, 25 May 2025 19:51:32 GMT

Hi Jo,

Yes I did it, but maybe my english is not enough good sometimes, sorry for that. I see you are using "channel-group 1 mode on" so It should work., I believed you was using LACP.

Best

Re: Cisco 2960 and AP230 aggregation connection

jo — Tue, 27 May 2025 18:04:49 GMT

AP230 for a fact doesn't support LACP and I didn't turn on LACP on the switch end because of it. Went with manual aggregation. Below are the options allowed on a cisco switch:

active Enable LACP unconditionally

auto Enable PAgP only if a PAgP device is detected

desirable Enable PAgP unconditionally

on Enable Etherchannel only

passive Enable LACP only if a LACP device is detected

Neither works but "on" only. I tested all of them prior posting here. With "mode on", it should work once the aggregation is turned on the AP side but doesn't and that's why I asked if anyone faced that.

Thank you and no worries. I'll open a case with extreme now and will try to figure it out with them.

PS There is a document, the only one I managed to find out regarding the topic. I did all configuration and settings prior finding that document and it just confirmed I did things as correct as possible, not that this helped =] I post a link to the document below:

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/885685/Aerohive-Access-Point.html?page=54