AFAIK, I don't think this is possible. Most of the implementations of etherchannel I've seen (I could be wrong, but someone will let me know I'm sure) require the the ports in the etherchannel be contiguous.
It is possible with newer version of the IOS, however, to perform Multichassis PPP Multilink. Perhaps this could be used to help your situation. Back on the topic of wierd conditions for etherchannel to work, I found a document talking about Etherchannel on the Cat5000. For instance, if you have a blade of 12 - fastethernet ports in a 5000, there are only certain ways you can setup your etherchannels. In the following (ASCII) example, each letter will represent a switchport with an 'x' indicating 'not in use' and '|' indicates a break in the logical 4 port grouping the EtherChannel Bundling Controller (EBC) sees: AAAA | BBBB | CCCC This is valid, three channels of four ports each. AABB | CCxx | DDEE This is valid, but it will be viewed as six channels of 2 ports each. AAAA | BBxx | xxxx This is valid, one channel of four ports, and one channel of 2 ports. xxAA | AAxx | xxxx This is invalid, as all ports aren't in the same group (of 4 ports) xxAA | xxxx | xxxx This is invalid, as you cannot channel ports 3/4 without ports 1/2 in a 4 port group. xAAA | xxxx | xxxx This is invalid: only 3 ports in the channel. xAAx | xxxx | xxxx This is invalid as channels MUST start with an odd numbered port. Just though it was interesting enough to share =) Mike W. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=29410&t=29378 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
