08-02-2014 04:08 AM - edited 03-07-2019 08:14 PM
Hi,
Hope you can help please !
I have a single switch with 6 vlans and one trunk port at the main site This has to connect to a 3 separate locations each with its own switch with a trunked port via a microwave network.
I have run it in packet tracer using a hub as the microwave network. It works fine in that, I just want to check it would 'actually' work or could it cause problems ?
Diagram from PT below with 3 vlans just for clarification.
08-03-2014 03:58 PM
Uhhhh ... Who's doing the routing?
08-04-2014 09:23 AM
Leo, from looking at that diagram it's a L2 configuration.
Martin
08-04-2014 03:25 PM
Martin,
I understand it's a Layer 2 config but look at the IP addresses of the hosts, hence why I'm asking. This is not typical of a network implementation. I am asking because I want the OP to think.
This is a school-related work. And I, for one, am not willing to spoon feed answers to someone without letting them think for themselves.
08-04-2014 03:50 PM
I did see that, I assumed there was no connectivity required/desired between the networks.
As you say, he needs to ascertain this.
Martin
08-04-2014 07:19 PM
Sorry, mate. Didn't want to "pick a fight" with anyone.
Your interpretation (along with anyone else) is different to mine. So I guess we do need to ask more questions.
08-06-2014 10:53 AM
First of all 'This is not a school related work' Leo Laohoo. There is no conspiracy here, calm yourself down.
We are loosing quite a few E1 circuits and they are being replaced with only a few ethernet, so we need to conserve them.
It is indeed a L2 network. The VLANs don't need to communicate with each other and will terminate into a firewall. I used the PC's on the left as an interface just.
I was concerned about having one trunk port connect to 3 other switches. I wasn't sure how they would react as I've ever only used trunks point to point.
Hence why I used the hub in PT to break a single trunk into 3. I just wasn't sure how the switches would react to this.
Thanks !
Mark
08-04-2014 11:57 PM
I agree with Leo.
Basic understanding is needed its pretty simple. This is just layer 2 network and the subnets with the same range works without any issue. But you have will have problem communicating between the vlans and I hope you dont want to do that hence you want only the vlans across the switches to talk to each other and not between them. If that is the case I dont see any reason why this will not work.
Second if we have mis -understood your query please feel free to shoot the queries you have and we will try to help you on the same.
Regards
Inayath
08-06-2014 02:03 AM
Martin & Inayath,
I've also noticed that since I've expressed my suspicion about the motive of this thread, the OP has been quiet.
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