Why Vtp Is Not Recommended?

VTP is generally not recommended anymore because of configuration complexity and the potential for catastrophic failure. In other words, a small mistake on the VTP configuration can take whole network down.

What are the disadvantages of using VTP?

Disadvantage:
  • VTP server also act as VTP client, it mean VTP server also install VLAN advertise from other VTP server, or VTP client that's have higher revision number. ...
  • VTP is cisco proprietary so it mean not support with other vender.
  • VTP version 1 and version 2 not support extended VLAN.

What are the common issues of VTP?

- VTP domain and password must match. - Configuration has been overwritten by another VTP device. - Consider making VTP domain smaller.

Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

Cybersecurity & Digital Privacy Researcher

Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.