I was gonna say, perhaps the Switch2 has a Fiber connection, and thus the Switch3 was put in place because of lacking port density. Is it going to be cost effective to by a replacement larger switch with a Fiber port on it -just- so you can consolidate space/hops?? Of course, this is assuming that the distance b/t SW1 and SW2 is more than 100 meters, perhaps between buildings. If this is not the case, and the Fiber is simply providing a "Fast" Switch-to-Switch uplink and they are within the same closet... I would think that, providing "Money is not an issue", than why not consolidate all switches into one big switch.
I agree though... if it's just a thang about speed to the 'Net.... then the Switches are the least of your worries... unless they are old, flaky, begging to be decommissioned so they can RIP :) I guess the big question is, where is each switch Geographically located, and of course... "What Problem Are You Trying To Solve?!?!" :-) Happy Easter folks! (for those who observe it) Mark -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Howard C. Berkowitz Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 10:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Switch Design Question [7:39888] At 9:26 AM -0500 3/29/02, KM Reynolds wrote: >Hi All, > >I am looking at this configuration: > >[PC]---[Switch1]---Fiber---[Switch2]---[Switch3]---[WirelessBridge]---dista nce2miles---[WirelessBridge]---[4Switch10Mb]---[Router]---[ISPInternet] > >The switches are all consist of 10Mb ports. The question. Whould it not be >a better design to take out switch2 and switch3 and replace it with one >switch with more ports. This would elimate one switch to traverse when the >clients are accessing the Internet. > >Any thoughts on this or if you see other things that may help with the >design. > >TIA >KM Possibly. But the largest source of delay is probably your Internet link, unless it's 10 Mbps or faster. Some of the questions to answer about replacing the switches: Do the separate switches pass traffic (e.g., printer) that stays in their workgroup? Are there any distance restrictions between switch 2 and 3? Do separate switches help you distinguish between business units? Is the required number of ports due to increase, so you need to add capacity? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=39915&t=39888 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
