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cat 4000 series

jemekeren
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hello the new cat 4000 has ips and firewall. right? does the use of ips and firewall disable the ability to perform layer3 switching which i mean it will perform process switching? tx ;)

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mohammedmahmoud
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Hi there,

For a MLS like the new 4500 (should be at least Supervisor IV/V), Layer 3 switching = Routing but in hardware, which is faster as it depends on hardware.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/products_qanda_item0900aecd80350c9d.shtml

HTH, please rate if it does help,

Mohammed Mahmoud.

Review Cisco Networking for a $25 gift card