Re: etherchannel compatibility

[Adam Greene]

Phil,

Thanks, we're definitely going with LACP, for the reasons you mention. 
Excellent to hear about your interoperability success. I think we may trust 
in the Netgear in this case.


Interestingly, got some feedback on another list from a service provider 
that they have recently swapped out their entire Cisco / HP / Extreme 
network with Netgear GSM and have been very happy in all regards. A partner 
of ours recommends the higher-end Netgear equipment as well.


Maybe it's time to rethink my "if it's not Cisco, it sucks" mentality.

Adam

- Original Message - 
From: "Phil Brutsche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: etherchannel compatibility



That's not necessarily a simple question to answer.

"EtherChannel" applies to both a Cisco-proprietary link bundling
protocol - Port Aggregation Protocol, aka PAgP - as well as link
bundling in general.

Netgear does not support Cisco's proprietary PAgP, never will. I
seriously doubt a Cisco 3560G does - Cisco has been phasing it out in
favor of IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation and Control Procotol (LACP) -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_aggregation.

Any half-way current managed switch worth it's salt will support LACP,
and I've never had any problem with cross-vendor compatibility -
HP<->Dell, HP<->Linux, HP<->Cisco, Cisco<->Dell, HP<->Foundry, etc.

So, aim for LACP and I don't think you'll have any problems.

Adam Greene wrote:

Need to bond some fiber lines ... Anyone have experience getting
Etherchannel to work between Cisco (3560G) and Netgear (GSM7224)?


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Re: etherchannel compatibility

[Phil Brutsche]

That's not necessarily a simple question to answer.

"EtherChannel" applies to both a Cisco-proprietary link bundling
protocol - Port Aggregation Protocol, aka PAgP - as well as link
bundling in general.

Netgear does not support Cisco's proprietary PAgP, never will. I
seriously doubt a Cisco 3560G does - Cisco has been phasing it out in
favor of IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation and Control Procotol (LACP) -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_aggregation.

Any half-way current managed switch worth it's salt will support LACP,
and I've never had any problem with cross-vendor compatibility -
HP<->Dell, HP<->Linux, HP<->Cisco, Cisco<->Dell, HP<->Foundry, etc.

So, aim for LACP and I don't think you'll have any problems.

Adam Greene wrote:
> Need to bond some fiber lines ... Anyone have experience getting
> Etherchannel to work between Cisco (3560G) and Netgear (GSM7224)?

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RE: etherchannel compatibility

[Jim Majorowicz]

Actually I've had pretty good luck with their high end stuff.  Of course
most of my customers are 50 seats or less.  And the one customer I have that
is using fiber is Netgear to Netgear.

 

From: Adam Greene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 11:07 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: etherchannel compatibility

 

My fears exactly ... customer saves $1000 by buying Netgear, experiences
service interruptions, then spends $1000 hiring me to fix things over the
course of a year when things go down. Don't want to go there! 

 

   

 

 

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From: Andy Shook <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  

To: NT System Admin Issues <mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>  

Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:18 PM

Subject: RE: etherchannel compatibility

 

I would replace the Netgear with Cisco.  I realize etherchannel is layer 2
but dude, its netgear and to quote Mr. Ely, it "sucks donkey balls"

 

MHOO,

 

Shook

  _  

From: Adam Greene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:15 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: etherchannel compatibility

 

Hi guys,

 

Need to bond some fiber lines ... Anyone have experience getting
Etherchannel to work between Cisco (3560G) and Netgear (GSM7224)? 

 

Not sure if I should even try, or if I should just replace the Netgear with
a Cisco ...

 

Thanks,

Adam

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Re: etherchannel compatibility

[Steve Ens]

What do you mean?  That's an extra grand in your pocket that Cisco doesn't
get...LOL.

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Adam Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  My fears exactly ... customer saves $1000 by buying Netgear, experiences
> service interruptions, then spends $1000 hiring me to fix things over the
> course of a year when things go down. Don't want to go there!
>
>
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> *From:* Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues 
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:18 PM
> *Subject:* RE: etherchannel compatibility
>
>  I would replace the Netgear with Cisco.  I realize etherchannel is layer
> 2 but dude, its netgear and to quote Mr. Ely, it "sucks donkey balls"
>
>
>
> MHOO,
>
>
>
> Shook
>  --
>
> *From:* Adam Greene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:15 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* etherchannel compatibility
>
>
>
> Hi guys,
>
>
>
> Need to bond some fiber lines ... Anyone have experience getting
> Etherchannel to work between Cisco (3560G) and Netgear (GSM7224)?
>
>
>
> Not sure if I should even try, or if I should just replace the Netgear with
> a Cisco ...
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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Re: etherchannel compatibility

[Adam Greene]

My fears exactly ... customer saves $1000 by buying Netgear, experiences 
service interruptions, then spends $1000 hiring me to fix things over the 
course of a year when things go down. Don't want to go there! 

   


  - Original Message - 
  From: Andy Shook 
  To: NT System Admin Issues 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:18 PM
  Subject: RE: etherchannel compatibility


  I would replace the Netgear with Cisco.  I realize etherchannel is layer 2 
but dude, its netgear and to quote Mr. Ely, it "sucks donkey balls"

   

  MHOO,

   

  Shook


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  From: Adam Greene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:15 PM
  To: NT System Admin Issues
  Subject: etherchannel compatibility

   

  Hi guys,

   

  Need to bond some fiber lines ... Anyone have experience getting Etherchannel 
to work between Cisco (3560G) and Netgear (GSM7224)? 

   

  Not sure if I should even try, or if I should just replace the Netgear with a 
Cisco ...

   

  Thanks,

  Adam

   

 






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RE: etherchannel compatibility

[Andy Shook]

I would replace the Netgear with Cisco.  I realize etherchannel is layer
2 but dude, its netgear and to quote Mr. Ely, it "sucks donkey balls"

 

MHOO,

 

Shook



From: Adam Greene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:15 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: etherchannel compatibility

 

Hi guys,

 

Need to bond some fiber lines ... Anyone have experience getting
Etherchannel to work between Cisco (3560G) and Netgear (GSM7224)? 

 

Not sure if I should even try, or if I should just replace the Netgear
with a Cisco ...

 

Thanks,

Adam

 

 

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etherchannel compatibility

[Adam Greene]

Hi guys,

Need to bond some fiber lines ... Anyone have experience getting Etherchannel 
to work between Cisco (3560G) and Netgear (GSM7224)? 

Not sure if I should even try, or if I should just replace the Netgear with a 
Cisco ...

Thanks,
Adam
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