Well.... there's some information missing..... I see you only have 8 gig ports, but where do VLANs come into play there? We need more information.....
Mike W. "John Brandis" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > G'day all. > > Got a question regarding VLAN trunking in a switched environment. Say for > example, I have a Catalyst 5509 in my network at the core, and then I have > lower end catalyst switch's with a gigabit port on each. In this example, > lets say I have 14 VLANS to connect, however I only have 8 gigabit ports on > my Catalyst 5509. In this case, the customer NEEDS gigabit access back to > the core from the distribution layer. > > My question is, would it be better to: > > a). Just buy another module of 8 gigabit ports and connect every VLAN's > distribution layer back to the Catalyst gigabit ports > > b). Something else ? > > Thanks for all your help and time. I appreciate it. > > John Brandis > Sydney, Australia > > > ********************************************************************** > > visit http://www.solution6.com > visit http://www.eccountancy.com - everything for accountants. > > UK Customers - http://www.solution6.co.uk > > ********************************************************************* > This email message (and attachments) may contain information that is > confidential to Solution 6. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot > use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please > notify the sender by return email immediately and erase all copies of the > message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in > this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of > Solution 6 are neither given nor endorsed by it. > ********************************************************************* Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=49978&t=49976 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

