Core Switch

[megacafenui]

Is it a good or bad idea to connect host PC to the core switch since there are open port?

[Reza Sharifi]

Usually you connect end devices to the access switch, but if the access switch does not have any available ports, you can connect the device directly to the core.

HTH

[megacafenui]

thanks for the quick reply

[Joseph W. Doherty · Accepted solution]

The argument against doing that, or the risk for doing that, host instability might impact the core switch.

[megacafenui]

thanks for the insight

[Joseph W. Doherty]

Sure, and BTW, I have connected hosts to core devices.  Additionally, something like a production server host might be of less risk than a user host.

[ravikumar.r1983]

Well said Joseph!

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