RE: [nsp] two interfaces on the same LAN with same subnet

From: Yuval Ben-Ari (yuvalba@netvision.net.il)
Date: Fri Nov 16 2001 - 11:58:04 EST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Niels Bakker [mailto:niels=cisco-nsp@bakker.net]
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 16:46
> To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [nsp] two interfaces on the same LAN with same subnet
>
>
> * kgannon@lancomms.ie (Kevin Gannon) [Thu 15 Nov 2001, 14:26 CET]:
> [in the case of using bridge-groups, ]
> > Would one port not block ? FEC would seem to be the way to go
>
> I think so too...
>
>
> > however note that the FEC hash uses the MAC addresses. So you
> > really need multiple MAC going to multiple MACs.
>
> No; you can configure Catalysts to load-balance based on source MAC
> address, so you can have many-to-one-MAC traffic patterns balance out
> pretty evenly.

Do you remember the command for that on Catalyst 5500 ?

>
> By the way: For CatOS, the command is `set port channel', not
> `set port trunk' as I wrote earlier. Sorry for that.
>
>
> -- Niels.
>
>



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