> Emilia Lambros wrote: > > > > Why can't the L3 switches be run as L2 switches (ignoring the > > routing capabilities) in that situation? If those two switches > > were connected in that case, then connected to the core, > > wouldn't that solve the problem of a gateway being 3 or 4 L3 > > switches away? > > Your default gateway can be any number of L2 switches away from you. It just > has to be in your subnet, VLAN, broadcast domain. > > Priscilla >
I caused the confusion in this situation - I asked what would happen if your gateway was 3 or 4 L3 switches away. What I should have asked was what would happen if your gateway was 3 or 4 distribution layer switches away. I was referring to the L3 switches as devices instead of function. In my example I was trying to illustrate how extending a VLAN across the core created a poor path for the client on the far side. When I said that the client on the far side is a L3 switch away from it's own gateway, what I meant was that the client's network path would have to cross the L3 switch (but at the L2 level) in building B to get to it's gateway on the L3 switch in building A. In other words the host is crossing the core through the L3 switch in building, but it is crossing that L2 level. Sorry for that. > > > > > > back to switch A to get his routing to > > > the servers? > > > Why would you EVER want a network configured this way?? Or > > even > > > worse, what > > > if your respective gateway was 3 or 4 L3 switches away? > > > > Your gateway can't be any L3 switches (routers) away. It has to > > be on your > > LAN. It has to be in your subnet. It has to be in your > > broadcast domain. It > > has to be in your VLAN. For one thing, a host ARPs for its > > default gateway. > > ARP uses broadcast. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=63217&t=63196 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
