L3 Switches

HSRP in cisco

I have L3 core switches, I want to configure HSRP for vlan 30, Please verify my configuration. My active router should be core 3 switch. Core swith 1 interface Vlan30  description ***Wireless Network Vlan***  ip address 192.168.21.252 255.255.254.0  no ip redirects  no ip unreachables  no ip...

VLAN routing Problem

Hi all I have a situation here, I have created some VLANs on a L3 switch(Nortel), no problem with this. Inter vlan routing is taking place over here as well. I have connected this L3 with a 2511 Cisco router. Here I want to mention one thing that all the VLANs can ping the outgoing port of the...

Configuration between L3 switch 3750 and L2 switch 2960 via trunk port

I am going to connect three L2 switches 2960 from L3 Switch 3750, means all three L2 switches are connected to L3 switch via trunk switch. Thanks & Regards, And i am going to configure VLANs on L3 Switch. So plz let me suggest,if both switches are in server mode then i should configure VLAN on L3...

Bind IP subnet to VLAN in Dell L3 switch

when I bind an IP subnet to dell 6224 switch, does it mean when i plug in a pc within tat particular subnet will directly be in that VLAN? Example: i type in "vlan association subnet 10.0.1.0 255.255.255.0 10" to bind subnet 10.0.1.0 to VLAN 10. so is it when i plug in a PC with IP 10.0.1.30 into...

Performance of Cisco 3750 Layer 3 switch

Hi guys, I have a cisco 3750 series L3 switch. It can currently handle 3GB of L2 traffic with no problem, but when faced with 40MB of L3 traffic, CPU utilization shot so high that I can't even telnet to the switch. Could anyone enlighten me please? Thanks in advance!!

MAC address binding in Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches

How can we do MAC address binding in Layer 2 (L2) and Layer 3 (L3) switches?

Applying no IP route-cache on VLAN interfaces in a Layer 3 switch

Is it necessary to apply no IP route cache on virtual local area networks (VLAN) interfaces in an L3 switch and why? What are the advantages or disadvantages?

When not to use a Layer 3 switch over a router

If a Layer 3 switch is faster than a router, why can't we use an L3 in place of a router?

Why use Layer 3 switches and how do they differ from Layer 2 switches?

Why do we use Layer 3 (L3) switches, and how are they different from Layer 2 (L2) switches?

Port Forwarding with Cisco 3560

Hi Friends, I have a small requirement. please see my configuration. i have an L3 switch (Cisco 3560) series and now i am forwarding all the traffic from my network to Firewall from L3 switch through this default route " ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.11.12.2" where 10.11.12.1 is...

Vlan trunking, L3 switch + L2 switch problem

Hi, I have now successfully got my PowerConnect 6224 configured, to host and route between 4 Vlans, I have internet access and can ping what I need to, it's all working great. The next thing on my list is configuring my L2 netgear router to work with port based Vlans, I want to connect the L2...

Problem with Vlan DHCP, wrong Subnet IP address

Hi, I have a problem with my Vlan, the problem is; I have got a Win2k Server with DHCP configured, 1x Superscope, with 3 scopes underneath it, subnets 192.168.2.0 (range 100-254), 192.168.20.0 (range 100-254), and 192.168.30.0 (range 100-254). When I manually enter the to the port according Ip...