Hi All I'm after some ideas on how I should configure the network to allow me to manage some Cat6k's which provide connectivity for internet and intranet based equipment. I don't want routing on the switches as this may bypass the firewalls, and I don't want the switches on the same VLAN as the internal VLAN 1 where all the HPOV & Cw2000 systems are. A colleague had previously connected two switches from VLAN1 to our internal VLAN1 with a Cat 2912 (running almost in default config) in between, spanning tree was set to default and mls too. The big problem came when two Cat6Ks were connected from VLAN1 to VLAN1 on the internal LAN, same again with default spanning tree and mls.
This caused major problems, stp looked OK, just, the core switches were still the root bridge but I think mls may have been a factor. If anyone would like to explain exactly how mls works with stp and how to avoid such problems then let me know. So I know want to know the best way to manage these from a separate VLAN with no routing. What is everyone else doing out there? Cheers Pat Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=58122&t=58122 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
