Networks. Not only is it a switch, patterned after an Ethernet switch, but it also supposedly solves the problem of rogue wireless access points.
See these recent articles from 802.11 Planet and the San Jose Mercury News: http://www.80211-planet.com/news/print.php/1572381 http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/local/6106092.htm Priscilla The Road Goes Ever On wrote: > > "" Riley"" wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > What an interesting scenario! If I understood your message > correctly, the > > network picture is something like this: > > > > > > Wired Network -----Cat---------Wireless Network > > |----User----| > > > > Your problem is that the user is bridging the wired and > wireless (and so > is > > the Cat), which means there are two functioning links > (bridges) between > the > > wireless and wired. > > > > Your real problem is even if you track this user down and > beat them > severaly > > with an AP antenna until his MCSE falls on the floor,this > problem is going > > to repeat itself with the next user who has a similar > wired/wireless card. > > > > Sooooo...it's a long day and I can't think of the specific > commands or > > syntax or what I had for lunch, but configure the cat port > that the > wireless > > AP is connected to to make it the root bridge such that it > will always > beat > > the **** out of any wanna be bridges, thus ensuring that the > rogues block. > > > > Sorry, can't be more specific than this, but my brain is > frazzled so right > > now, I think STP is something you put in your car...but maybe > it will help > > with your problem... > > > > HTH anyway, > > > > Charles > > nice to see you here again, Charles. Where you been keeping > yourself? :-> > > I like your layout. Like the other guy said, though, I'm not > sure a Windoze > machine would bridge between these tow interfaces. Of course, I > ould be > wrong. It could also be that the integrated ethernet / wirelss > card is > broken for wahtever reason. Nothing would surprise me I put in > a Linksys > wireless network here at home, and put my wife and the kids on > the wireless. > My wife's laptop has a PCMCIA nic and a built in ethernet port. > wonder if I > could get her off the internet long enough to let me try a test > or two. > she's really loving being able to sit on the back deck and > cruise. :-> > > don't be such a stranger, guy. > > > > > > > ""Christopher Dumais"" wrote in message > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Hi all, > > > We are having an STP problem where we think a user with an > integrated > > > wireless and LAN NIC is creating a bridge loop and bringing > down the > > entire > > > network. The problem occurs then goes away after 20 or so > minutes unless > > we > > > can narrow down which closet it is coming from and reboot > the switch. > All > > of > > > our management tools die during the outage. Does anyone > have any ideas > on > > > how we might prevent this from happening or track down the > offender? We > > have > > > 6509's in our Core and a mix of 3548's and 3550-SMI. Any > thoughts are > > > appreciated. Thanks! > > > > > > Chris Dumais, CCNP, CNA > > > Sr. Network Administrator > > > NSS Customer and Desktop Services Team > > > Maine Medical Center > > > (207)871-6940 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=70894&t=70797 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
