its entirely possible without vlans..majority of the cisco campus is networked with layer 3 switches and not using vlans....
Larry Letterman Network Engineer Cisco Systems ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Hoover" To: Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 5:32 PM Subject: Re: Does MLS (Layer 3 switching) require VLANs? [7:63147] > > > ------------------------- > > > actually it is by doing secondaries, but i would highly recommend doing > > > vlans if possible. keep it clean and simple. > > > > > > one may also configure the physical interfaces as L3 interfaces - just as > > one might do on a router with several ethernet ports. > > > Oooooo ok, now THAT statement leads me to believe the L3 switching IS > possible without VLANs. > > > -Stephen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=63216&t=63147 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]