[c-nsp] Basic question on 6509 switchport module

[Tim Franklin]

On Wed, May 16, 2007 5:12 pm, Rick Kunkel wrote:

> We've got a Sup2 with the two GigE ports and 48 port 6248 module.  I've
> assigned an IP address to one of the GigE ports, and plugged 3 AS5200's
> into the 6248, and assigned those ports to VLAN 12.
>
> The GigE port has (example) a 1.1.1.1 address.  The AS5200's have
> 2.2.2.10 through 2.2.2.13.
>
> Here's the bonehead part.  Would the standard way to deal with routing
> between these be to make a VLAN Interface on the 6509?  I made a VLAN 12
> interface and gave it the IP address 2.2.2.1.  Works great.

Sounds spot on to me.  Treat the 6500/7600 like a router with all the WAN
cards in it, connected by an invisible internal .1Q trunk to a switch with
all the LAN cards in it, all of which just happens to be in the same
physical chassis, and you won't go too far wrong.

Regards,
Tim.