[c-nsp] Cisco Layer 3 Switch Recommendation

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 01:35:22PM -0800, Randy Bush wrote:
> ok, i gotta ask.  'switches' do layers 3 & 4 (bgp, ...).  'routers
> do layer 2 (atm, atmv2, ...).  so what is the technical difference
> between a router and a switch?

A switch is much faster!!!1!!

Seriously speaking, the terminology has been confused beyond any repair.

I tend to call things "switch" when they do L2 things, and "routers"
when they do L3 things.  

"L3 switches" are "hardware thingies that are not very good at L3 things 
(but fast)"...

gert
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