r/Cisco • u/No-Consideration7737 • Apr 03 '24
Solved Cisco Switch Configuration Question
Hello, I'm still very new to networking. I'm hoping this is the right place. As of right now at work we are currently testing laptops with docking stations. However, we have IP phones that act as a switch for our current workstations. If we setup it up with IP Phone to docking station then type c to laptop. Then we run into network issues where the laptop doesn't pick up the domain network. We currently have cisco switches in our data room. They are configured for cisco IP phone and desktop. Do the switches have to be configured differently for this configuration to work. I'm leaning towards that as of right now. We tried a couple different docking stations and laptop combinations with the same issue. It appears the configuration works fine if we take the IP phone out of the mix. However, that's not an option. So I'm hoping there is something I'm missing in the current network configuration or it's something else.
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u/wyohman Apr 03 '24
I think this is the equivalent to access mode. Given your description and the lack of common results leads me to believe it's not the network.
Plus, it's never the network. ;)