[c-nsp] L2/L3 configuration question

[Matthew Crocker]

Run dot1q trunks between the 3508 & the 6500s, peel off one VLAN for  
management.  Add that VLAN into the 3508 with an IP address.     
Management VLAN traffic going to the 3508 will be routed, everything  
else will be switched Layer 2.  All 3 switches share the same VTP/STP  
information.   The only thing I would watch out for is the maximum  
number of MAC addresses in the 3508, you can hold a lot more in the  
6500s

-Matt


On May 10, 2005, at 12:59 PM, Wojtek Zlobicki wrote:

> Why bother with L3 at all.  I would just configure the two ports as L2
> only and to the 6500's this pretty much looks like a direct IP link.
> Why have an inferior device [the 3508] make routing decisions [no
> matter how basic ].
>
>
>
> On 5/10/05, Tim Winders <twinders at southplainscollege.edu> wrote:
>
>> I have a question about configuration best practices for the  
>> following
>> situation:
>>
>> 6509/Sup720 ------  3508G-XL  -------- 6509/Sup720
>>
>> I have two 6509/Sup720 switches connected together through a 3508G  
>> switch.
>> Due to some physical limitations I cannot connect the 6509/Sup720s  
>> directly
>> together.
>>
>> I do not need to pass VLANs between the two switches.  I would  
>> like to
>> assign the 3508G an IP address so it can be managed.  What is the  
>> best
>> configuration setup for this scenario to simply route between the two
>> 6509/Sup720s?
>>
>> What is the 3508G was replaced with a 3550?  Would that change the
>> configuration?
>>
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