> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Chuong Dao > > I am aware of some methods out there with HP and Cisco switches like > BDPU, or loop-protect in HP. What do you think the best solution for this > using those cheap switches without such features? > > I also looking at limiting MAC address per port on Cisco switches. Do you > know what's the cheapest model that supports this feature?
Without STP and so forth? Those must be some really cheap switches. Upgrade your switches. Even minimally managed switches are still really cheap. Also, don't distribute little switches throughout your work place. Get enough wall jacks. The only times I think people actually cause loops is when they've got a tangle of wires, and they don't know what connects where, and they accidentally connect one little switch to another. It's much more rare for them to accidentally connect a wall outlet to another wall outlet. Because most wires are ... you know... not necessarily straight or untangled, but straight enough and untangled enough that you can tell one end is near the wall outlet and one end is near a desk. _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
