On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, Emmanuel Solomon wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This may sound like a silly question bear with me for a moment...
>
> Is it possible to get a 24 port L2 switch instead of 4 different hubs to
> have 4 different networks?
Yes, if the switch can be segmented into virtual LANs.
> The reason why I don't want to use a hub in the first place is because I
> don't want any changes made to the frame as it goes thru the switch
> fabric. Does this make sense or 4 hubs is the only way to go?
You can use a switch. You'll just need to do some minimal configuration
to specify which interfaces belong to which VLAN. This will also give you
better performance than hubs, better scalability and more flexibility as
unlike four 6-port hubs you can set the 24 switch interfaces however you
like, one by one.
All Cisco switches with the possible exception of some of the very low-end
units can do this. I'm reasonably sure that all Cisco switches with 24 or
more ports can do this.
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