Solved: Re: VLAN and Switch network loop ??

utawakevou · ‎03-08-2005

I have got a switch network connected via optical fiber. We also have a couple of Cisco Aironet 350 Bridges, other Cisco switches and other brand of switches/hubs attached to the fiber network via the main fiber switches at each building. At the moment we have 3 fiber links connected as star topology, using the default VLAN.

I want to create multiple VLAN's (a vLAN for each department) and loop up all these three fiber links using the fiber connection and wireless connectivity.And then employ a router to do inter-vlan routing and this router then connected to our backbone. There are a few un-answered question that I need to answer first before I commence with this work.

1. How do I configure the Cisco switch port where Cisco 350 bridges are connected to ? Do I configure the port to be trunked or just configure it as part of a VLAN ?

2. How will I enable the Cisco 350 Bridges for VLAN and use it a means of looping (redundant link) the current fiber links ?

3. How do I configure Cisco switch port where non Cisco switches will be connected to ?

4. Any recommendation of a good router that is good for inter-vlan routing.

Hope somebody helps

sbilgi · ‎03-14-2005

1. How do I configure the Cisco switch port where Cisco 350 bridges are connected to ? Do I configure the port to be trunked or just configure it as part of a VLAN ?

answer : If you want to send/ recieve the more than one number of vlan traffic through bridges, you should configure the port to trunk.

2. How will I enable the Cisco 350 Bridges for VLAN and use it a means of looping (redundant link) the current fiber links ?

To the best of my knowledge, there is no need to enable the vlan in Bridges, it simply send the trafiic across the bridges.

3. How do I configure Cisco switch port where non Cisco switches will be connected to ?

You shjould enable the port as trunk of 801.q.

4. Any recommendation of a good router that is good for inter-vlan routing.

Intervlan routing is supported from cisco 1700 series router as base model and also depends on the requirments.

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sbilgi · ‎03-14-2005

1. How do I configure the Cisco switch port where Cisco 350 bridges are connected to ? Do I configure the port to be trunked or just configure it as part of a VLAN ?

answer : If you want to send/ recieve the more than one number of vlan traffic through bridges, you should configure the port to trunk.

2. How will I enable the Cisco 350 Bridges for VLAN and use it a means of looping (redundant link) the current fiber links ?

To the best of my knowledge, there is no need to enable the vlan in Bridges, it simply send the trafiic across the bridges.

3. How do I configure Cisco switch port where non Cisco switches will be connected to ?

You shjould enable the port as trunk of 801.q.

4. Any recommendation of a good router that is good for inter-vlan routing.

Intervlan routing is supported from cisco 1700 series router as base model and also depends on the requirments.

utawakevou · ‎03-14-2005

Thanks. I beleive this is the info Im after

regards

utawakevou · ‎03-14-2005

Thanks. I beleive this is the info Im after

regards