[nsp] Layer 2/3 Switch recommendation

Kristofer Sigurdsson ks at rhi.hi.is
Fri Jun 25 05:55:36 EDT 2004


Hi,

Skeeve Stevens, Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 06:02:49PM +1000 :
> 
> Hey all..
> 
> I recently purchased 2 Cisco Catalyst 3750's which are stacked together.
> their primary purpose being to switch and monitor the heart of my network.
> 
> I mistakenly thought they would support Netflow. and apparently they don't.
> 
> Can someone recommend a Catalyst model which does support Netflow correctly?

I don't think you get then in any lower models than 5500.  I have no personal
expirience from those, but I've heard they're a pain in the backside.  You
might want to go for 6500.

However, 6500's are in a whole different league than the 3750's, especially in
regards to pricing.

You might be able to "mix" this somehow, eg. by using vlan's on the 3750 and
then trunking them to gigabit router (eg. 7200), having the router handle the netflow...

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