[nsp] cat6509 IOS or CatOS ?

Jared Mauch jared at puck.nether.net
Sat Mar 1 11:24:00 EST 2003


On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 03:54:54PM +0100, luk at everyware.ch wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking for the best OS for cat6509 switches; does anyone have any expirience ? Should I use IOS or CatOS and which Version ? How much Flash do I need 16MB or 24MB ?
> 
> The Switches are loaded with two sup1a moduels, some rj-21 and 48x10/100, aswell some GBICs
> 
> For the Moment we wanna do Switching with VLAN (VTP), dot1q-Trunks, SPAN, some Security (Port, CAM). We have also a Layer3 Module for these Switches and in Future we want to use it (without changing the OS).
> 
> Any Infos for me ? :-)

	I assume you also have a MFSC?

	"Native IOS" reached feature parity with
CatOS in 12.1(13)E i believe.  (it may have been earlier).

	I recommend 12.1(13)E4

	- Jared

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