[c-nsp] L2/L3 configuration question

[Tim Winders]

> 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

This seems like a lot more work.  What is the benefit of this configuration?



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Tim Winders
Associate Dean of Information Technology
South Plains College
Levelland, TX 79336 

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