RE: Multi-Switch SPAN/Monitor question [7:47026]

2002-06-24 Thread Group Study Mailbox
I'm doing exactly that. I have two 5509s spanning into a smaller switch, and the smaller switch spanning into my sensor. But we're moving in a few months, and after the move, I'll be trunking the 5509s, so I won't need to do that anymore. Bob German CCNA, MCSE, CNE Sr Sys Eng - Irides, LLC ---

RE: Multi-Switch SPAN/Monitor question [7:47026]

2002-06-25 Thread Michael Williams
Why would you *not* need to still use a smaller switch if you start trunking on the 5509s? You would still need to span from each switch to an aggregate switch for connection to the IDS All trunking will do is carry interswitch traffic and broadcasts... if you have communications between tw