3500 GigatStack Module [7:54360]

2002-09-27 Thread Azhar Teza
If I take 4 Catalyst 3500 Series Switches and configure in a GigabitStack Module then I would assume that I am creating a one virtual switch and all the backplanes of the switches should combine the total speed of switching backplane. Am I correct or it is a samething you are connecting two

Re: 3500 GigatStack Module [7:54360]

2002-09-27 Thread Steven A. Ridder
When you combine the switches via gigastack, you are usually doing it because you can't afford a chassis based switch in the closet (or don't need one). If you do gigastack the switches, they are treated as separate hops in spanning tree. I guess it's cheaper to run small gigastack cables then