RE: Switches !!!

2000-08-11 Thread Odom, Sean/SAC
a1. How are MAC addresses used on a switch: The MAC address of the switch, depending on the interface being used, handle this in different ways. Some Catalyst switches assign a global MAC address, some switches use a pool of addresses assigning one to each interface(You can assign one manually),

RE: CCDA

2000-08-11 Thread Odom, Sean/SAC
There are several good books. Todd Lammle puts out a good CCDA book and also there is a very good book that follows the objectives pretty good on CertificationZone.Com. I think it is 19.95 for that one. -Sean Odom Coriolis Author www.TheQuestForCertification.Com

RE: cat5 series switch

2000-08-11 Thread Odom, Sean/SAC
Hi Ron and Karen, The Catalyst 2926G, 2948G, 2980G, 5000 and 6000 Family use the Set/Clear based IOS. The IOS called this because a majority of the commands start with set, clear, or show. The cheapest way to get this IOS is to put the Enterprise Edition IOS on a 2926G. Many of these are coming

RE: Switches !!!

2000-08-11 Thread Odom, Sean/SAC
s the routing mechanism. What I am getting at is I thought Route Switch Processors are layer three devices and fully capable of making their own routing decisions, in which case there would be no need for a router. Can you shed some more light please. Thanks a lot. >From: "Odom, Sean/SAC&

RE: Switches !!!

2000-08-13 Thread Odom, Sean/SAC
To route between a WAN yes, to resolve VLANs no. -Original Message- From: Jeffrey Humphreys To: Odom, Sean/SAC; 'Frank Wells'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 8/12/00 10:53 PM Subject: Re: Switches !!! Sean, I'm confused. Are you saying that if I have a Catalyst 5500 with a

RE: Switches !!!

2000-08-15 Thread Odom, Sean/SAC
ere is a topic that inspires one to dig a bit, do a little research, go back and forth in attempting to understand an issue or a point or a process, and walk away a little bit smarter. This has been one fun thread for me, at least. Thanks, everyone. Chuck -Original Message- From: Odom