Good point!
----- Original Message -----
From: Priscilla Oppenheimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Groupstudy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: A design problem of switched network
> At 09:17 AM 3/18/01, Groupstudy wrote:
> >How on earth can you make recommendations without knowing more about the
> >network you are working on? We have no idea of the quantitly of users,
the
> >traffic patterns, whether the company is hosting its own DMZ, how fast
their
> >links are, what routing protocol(s) they run, their addressing
scheme...need
> >I go on?
> >
> >Sounds like you just read the DCN book and are spouting textbook
>
> The DCN book would say to gather all that information you mentioned first.
> It sounds like you are spouting the textbook, and that's a good thing.
&;-)
>
> >generalities.
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Santosh Koshy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Newsgroups: groupstudy.cisco
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 5:20 AM
> >Subject: Re: A design problem of switched network
> >
> >
> > > I am going to make a few assumptions here based on your request
> > >
> > > 4003 4003 4003
> > >
> > > 6509 6509
> > >
> > > PIX
> > >
> > > WWW
> > >
> > > 1) Dont run any kind of routing at the core layer.... leave that job
for
> >the
> > > distribution layer
> > > 2) Now since there is no L3 routing taking place at the core, it means
> >that
> > > there are going to be 2 subnets from the distribution switches to the
core
> > > switches. All the links to the first 6509 will be on one VLAN and all
the
> > > wires going to the 2nd switch will belong to the second VLAN.
> > > 3) Get a Pix with 3 interfaces. Use 1 as an external interface (to
www),
> >and
> > > use the other two as internal interfaces (one going to each of the 2
> >VLAN's
> > > the 4003's) are connected to.
> > >
> > > With the above setup your traffic will be load balanced.... and both
> >subnets
> > > will be in use...
> > >
> > > Hope that helps,
> > > Santosh Koshy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ""frank"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > 992dnf$jd9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:992dnf$jd9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > > Now I want to design a lan for a company, i want to use 2 6509s as
core
> > > > switches for redundancy ,several 4003 as distribution switches .Each
> >4003
> > > > connect to 6509 seperately ,2 6509 connect to a pix which links
to
> > > > internet.
> > > > What puzzled me is how to deal with these 2 6509s.Do they need to be
> > > > connected with GEC technology and apply HSRP on them ?If they don't
have
> > > > links ,which link should a 4003 choose to visit internet?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Frank
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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