[c-nsp] Catalyst Switch Upgrades

[Tim Winders]

I believe you are wrong.  .1q trunking is the default on 2950 switches.  I 
have been running .1q trunks on my 2950's for a long time.

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

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, Brian Desmond wrote:

> The 2950 does NOT support .1q trunking - only ISL. I don't know about
> the 2960, but, it wouldn't be surprising if this is the case there too.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian Desmond
> brian at briandesmond.com
>
> c - 312.731.3132
>
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
>> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of John Neiberger
>> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 2:13 PM
>> To: kclapp at gwi.net; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Catalyst Switch Upgrades
>>
>>>>> "Karl Clapp" <kclapp at gwi.net> 2/16/06 11:58:18 AM >>>
>>> Hello List..
>>>
>>> I am looking for a reasonable upgrade from the Cisco Catalyst 2924
>> switches
>>> we currently use.
>>>
>>> Primary we use the 2924's as a centralized switch in each POP, and
>> thus
>>> employee the 802.1Q VLAN tagging, so this is a continued requirement.
>> We
>>> have multiple types of equipment connecting to these switches, and
>> even use
>>> them for router to router connectivity (such as a media converter).
>> The
>>> switch must also have slots available for Gbic's as well..
>>>
>>> I am currently looking at the following models, and was curious if
>> anyone
>>> had any thoughts on them and their performance in the field:
>>>
>>> Catalyst 2950
>>> Catalyst 2960
>>
>> If the 2924 is basically doing what you need then the 2950 or
>> 2960 would be a good replacement. It probably makes sense to
>> go with the 2960 since it appears to be the replacement for
>> the 2950 line.
>>
>> John
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