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350-401 · Question #1210

Refer to the exhibit. Users in the Operations VLAN on Switch A are unable to communicate with users in the Operations VLAN on Switch B. Which action resolves the issue?

The correct answer is C. Configure the same allowed VLAN list on Switch A and Switch B.. To resolve communication issues for users in the same VLAN across different switches connected by a trunk, the Operations VLAN must be explicitly allowed on the trunk interfaces of both switches.

Submitted by certguy· Mar 6, 2026Infrastructure

Question

Refer to the exhibit. Users in the Operations VLAN on Switch A are unable to communicate with users in the Operations VLAN on Switch B. Which action resolves the issue?

Exhibits

350-401 question #1210 exhibit 1
350-401 question #1210 exhibit 2

Options

  • ASet the switchport mode to dynamic desirable on Switch B.
  • BSet the EtherChannel mode to LACP on Switch A.
  • CConfigure the same allowed VLAN list on Switch A and Switch B.
  • DSet the EtherChannel mode to PAGP on Switch B.

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    30% (8)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    44% (12)
  • D
    19% (5)

Why each option

To resolve communication issues for users in the same VLAN across different switches connected by a trunk, the Operations VLAN must be explicitly allowed on the trunk interfaces of both switches.

ASet the switchport mode to dynamic desirable on Switch B.

Setting the switchport mode to dynamic desirable on Switch B influences how a port attempts to form a trunk, but it does not control which specific VLANs are permitted to cross an established trunk link.

BSet the EtherChannel mode to LACP on Switch A.

Setting the EtherChannel mode to LACP on Switch A configures the negotiation protocol for bundling multiple physical links into a logical EtherChannel, which is unrelated to allowing specific VLANs across a trunk.

CConfigure the same allowed VLAN list on Switch A and Switch B.Correct

For traffic belonging to a specific VLAN (like the Operations VLAN) to traverse a trunk link between two switches, that VLAN must be included in the allowed VLAN list on the trunk port configuration of both Switch A and Switch B.

DSet the EtherChannel mode to PAGP on Switch B.

Setting the EtherChannel mode to PAGP on Switch B similarly configures the negotiation protocol for EtherChannel and does not address the issue of VLAN allowance on the trunk.

Concept tested: VLAN trunking allowed list

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3560/software/release/12-2_55_se/configuration/guide/3560scg/swvlan.html#wp1091219

Topics

#VLAN trunking#VLAN pruning#Inter-VLAN communication#Network troubleshooting

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