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 VLAN per switch limitation?
Cisco 2600, Cisco 2650, Cisco switches, Minolta, Switch configuration, VLAN
I have a Minolta server and copier which need to communicate across two switches - where these switches have a vlan per switch limitation. From what I can see in a Wireshark sample, the printer is trying to establish communications with the server using broadcast traffic. Is is possible for this set-up to work.

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Cisco 2650 switches back to L3 distribution switches.
ASKED: December 14, 2009  2:07 PM
UPDATED: December 14, 2009  3:13 PM
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Broadcast traffic will not cross VLANs. This is by design to keep traffic isolated to the subnet. I am surprised to hear that it is using broadcasts to communicate with the server. I would have expected unicast UDP or TCP traffic. You may have to make the same VLAN on both switches and then have another remote switch act as the routing host.
Last Wiki Answer Submitted:  December 14, 2009  2:38 pm  by  Labnuke99   32,720 pts.
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