[c-nsp] Router or Layer3 Switch

[Oliver Boehmer (oboehmer)]

Duracom Lists <> wrote on Monday, February 04, 2008 4:43 PM:

> We run a fairly large Wireless Internet service.  Right now my
> network is all switched/bridged and is time to route this network.  I
> have 8 Radios at my main location that are connected to the segments
> of our network. Currently all these 8 Radios Ethernet ports plug into
> a 2950 switch with 1 port on the switch going to my router.  I
> currently have NO Vlans, just switching only.  I would like to
> segment the broadcast domains by using a router or possibly a layer3
> switch.  I am running DHCP on this network and that is the only
> service that I am running.  I have limited experience with Layer3
> switches, so would this be a good fit for one since I need so many
> Ethernet ports?  Can a layer3 switch run routing protocols like OSPF,
> EIGRP, BPG if in the future we decided to deploy these on our
> network?  

Others have commented on the L3-switch side of things, but you want to
consider the implications for your wireless service as roaming between
APs can be more challenging when they no longer belong to the same
network segment. I'm not a wireless expert, but others might comment on
it. 

	oli