In the enterprise, I can vlan a building into seperate lans, route between them and connect all the users with the same box..Thats one reason for layer 3 switches..
With the inclusion of the switching module in the 3745 router box, it now kinda blurs the difference between routers and switches.. That box now can be a router for lan, wan, voice and a L2/L3 switch for a small office. Larry Letterman Network Engineer Cisco Systems ----- Original Message ----- From: nanda To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 1:31 PM Subject: Layer 3 Switches Vs Routers [7:65215] Hi ... We have switches that operate at Layer 3..right.. My Question is when we have Routers that are good enough why do we need switches at layer3? Under what circumtances do we use switches instead of routers? Hope I made Myself Clear...Thanks in Advance!!! Regards... Nanda Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=65238&t=65215 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
