Thank goodness for layer two RIP.... I can't tell you how many times I've
used
that to fail over my access layer.... :)
""Iohan Reyes"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Ummm...I don't understand how you can provide a switch failover solution
at
> the access layer. So, if you have a 24-port switch, with theoretically 24
> workstations plugged into it, you want it to failover to another switch if
> it fails? You'd have to physically unplug all those cables and plug them
> into the new switch! Or maybe you can have two NICs at each workstation
> plug each of them into two separate switches....what mechanism would you
use
> to do the failover then - Spanning-Tree, RIP?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Pushkar Shirolkar
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 7:36 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: CISCO SWITCH
>
>
> hi,
> thanx for the reply .....
> but i want the switch failover solution .. not the backbone failover ..
what
> if the switch itself fails .. does it failover to another switch ... does
it
> have any specific failover port ?
>
> Pushkar
>
> Bob Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > 3524xl series has some redundancy functions to it if you are refering to
> > backbone failover problems. ie using 2 gbic cards to different backbone
> > connections and such.
> >
> > Also has the router IOS built in which has it's own pro's and con's
> associated
> > to it.
> >
> > Pushkar Shirolkar wrote:
> >
> > > hi,
> > >
> > > i have a requirement that says that i need to have a redundant cisco
> switch
> > > .. i.e. there is a LAN and the if the switch fails .. the other switch
> > > should take over. this is possible in the cisco 6000 series of
switches
> ...
> > > but is there some lower end solution .. that costs less and also my
> > > requirement of ports on the switch is also less ... say about 24 ports
> ...
> > > is there any product available which does so .. in 3500 or 2900 series
?
> > > like using ISL (inter-switch link) .. but for the lower end switches
...
> > >
> > > Please reply ASAP
> > >
> > > thanx
> > > Pushkar
> > >
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