Hello Bob
Shortly after I sent this email, I did some more digging and found a
doc here on CCO
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_2t/12_2t8/feature/guide/ft1636nm.html#wp1434381
While it's not extensive in it's spelling out of what it can't do, there
is Cisco "speak" about what it does with the usually list of suspected
caveats.
I'm going to see about tracking down a couple of the small, lower power
compact 3560-C's that Cisco sells, only of course after I do another
round of research to see what the restrictions are with these in IOS and
what-not, for I know there will be some that the Cisco Market-tecture
machine doesn't talk about. Then it's too late and your hosed.
I'll take a look at the link you sent.
Ciao
Joe
On 2/12/2012 8:53 PM, Bob McCouch wrote:
Hi Joe,
There is no such command, unfortunately. The NM-ESW switches were very
rudimentary in their function. Only 802.1D (OK, technically
802.1D-1998) is supported. They also don't do ISL (I don't think),
DTP, or any of a variety of other Catalyst features.
I suspect that's why Cisco moved to the later design model of the NME
and now the ES2/ES3 switch modules that are really a 3750/3560
switch-on-a-card that is separately administered and configured,
rather than the NM-style that just added switchports to an IOS
software router. It was probably one way to get those features in
without having to implement all those protocols for router IOS.
There is a lot that is lost when trying to do switching labs with a
pure Dynamips setup.
One option is a hybrid lab setup, as described here:
http://blog.ipexpert.com/2011/02/28/gns3-and-physical-switches-breakout-switch/
I've built something similar to this design and it works great.
Emulated IOS for the routers, real Catalyst switches for that end of
things (I presently use 2x3550 and 2x3560 with a 3750 breakout switch).
Bob
On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 10:48 PM, Joe Danrich <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hello Peoples
Does anyone have the command that would actually let you get into
the switching modules on the IPExperts Dynamips switches (Cat1 -
Cat4) whereby they would act like Catalyst switches?
I have poked around (usual suspects DDG, Google, Bing, etc.) and
can't seem to find anything that would allow modes to be used
such as MST or PVST etc. with this module.. Has anyone had any
luck in getting the NM-16ESW to perform some of higher end
functions that 3550/3560/3750's can do?
Regards
Joe
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