K, I suggest we go a step back here. Can you explain why do you have some many small subnets? What is the network objective and design?
Arie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duracom Lists Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 23:47 PM To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Router or Layer3 Switch Arie thanks for the information. I have another thing before I make a decision. I have my network setup as follows: 7206VXR Int f0/0 has several (50 or so) /28 subnets F0/0 <--------> 2950 port 1 Now if I had a L3 Switch (in place of the 2950) can an interface on an L3 switch have multiple subnets? If I put a router in place of the 2950 switch I could easily define multiple subnets per Interface like I do on my edge router. I am just trying to look for the best way to do this since I have never dealt with any L3 switches. K -----Original Message----- From: Arie Vayner (avayner) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 10:17 AM To: Duracom Lists; cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net Subject: RE: [c-nsp] Router or Layer3 Switch K, If you need L3 with many Ethernet ports a L3 switch would be just what you need. Be aware that these switches use hardware resources for L3 forwarding, so you may need to choose the right model. This is especially relevant if you plan for example to run a full internet BGP table (look at 7600/6500 at this case...) Take a look at this kind of L3 switch. I think it is the right entry point for what you may need: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7077/index.html Arie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duracom Lists Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 17:43 PM To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net Subject: [c-nsp] Router or Layer3 Switch We run a fairly large Wireless Internet service. Right now my network is all switched/bridged and is time to route this network. I have 8 Radios at my main location that are connected to the segments of our network. Currently all these 8 Radios Ethernet ports plug into a 2950 switch with 1 port on the switch going to my router. I currently have NO Vlans, just switching only. I would like to segment the broadcast domains by using a router or possibly a layer3 switch. I am running DHCP on this network and that is the only service that I am running. I have limited experience with Layer3 switches, so would this be a good fit for one since I need so many Ethernet ports? Can a layer3 switch run routing protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, BPG if in the future we decided to deploy these on our network? K _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/