Etherchannel is for trunking between devices at layer-2; HSRP provides a redundant router, and is a layer-3 three thing. That's a gross simplification, but I think is shows that the two technologies are just plain different from each other. Nick's right.
Etherchannel will continue to pass data at a reduced rate should one or more links fail (but not all, of course). HSRP will provide an alternative device to route traffic to a separate network segment, should the primary router fail. --- Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Nick S. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 3:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Problems [7:30079] In Tacacs+ only the body of the packet is encrypted (not the header). And the Interfaces supported by FastEtherchannel can be from 2 to 8 (so 6 is correct) but Etherchannel offers its own failover mechanism whereby failure of one or more channel doesnt bring the whole etherchannel down, but it works at a reduced capacity, so HSRP is NOT an option. Nick Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=30112&t=30079 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
