Tom,
   Your switch is probably in client mode, you need to switch it into server 
mode ---then change the vlan to what you want----then switch it back to the 
client mode and the inactive indication should go away.
Dale K. Phillips
Network Engineer
CCNA, CCNP
614 645-5739

I have a catalyst switch and a number of its ports are showing up as 
inactive.

The cisco web page does not list inactive as one of the possible values in
the status field of a show port command, yet there it is

Anyone know what this means?????
They were not connected until I assigned them to a VLAN, then they showed
up as inactive

Thanks
Tom

cat5000-3> (enable) sho port
Port  Name               Status     Vlan       Level  Duplex Speed Type
----- ------------------ ---------- ---------- ------ ------ -----
------------
1/1                     notconnect 1          normal   half   100 100BaseTX
1/2                     notconnect 1          normal   half   100 100BaseTX
2/1                     inactive   4          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
2/2                     inactive   4          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
2/3                     inactive   4          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
2/4                     inactive   4          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
2/5                     inactive   4          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
2/6                     inactive   4          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
2/7                     inactive   4          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
2/8                     inactive   4          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
2/9                     inactive   4          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
2/10                    inactive   4          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
2/11                    inactive   4          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
2/12                    inactive   4          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/1                     inactive   331        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/2                     inactive   331        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/3                     inactive   331        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/4                     inactive   331        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/5                     inactive   332        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/6                     inactive   332        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/7                     inactive   332        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/8                     inactive   332        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/9                     inactive   333        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/10                    inactive   333        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/11                    inactive   333        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/12                    inactive   333        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/13                    inactive   334        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/14                    inactive   334        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/15                    inactive   334        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/16                    inactive   334        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/17                    inactive   335        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/18                    inactive   335        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/19                    inactive   335        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/20                    inactive   335        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/21                    inactive   336        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/22                    inactive   336        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/23                    inactive   336        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
3/24                    inactive   336        normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
4/1                     notconnect 1          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
4/2                     notconnect 1          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
4/3                     notconnect 1          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX
4/4                     notconnect 1          normal   auto  auto
10/100BaseTX

Tom Pruneau
Trainer Network Operations

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