Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 00:45:22 -0400 From: Don Bowman <don@sandvine.com> To: "'Marc G. Fournier'" <scrappy@hub.org>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Stupid question about managed switches Message-ID: <FE045D4D9F7AED4CBFF1B3B813C85337045D8915@mail.sandvine.com>
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From: Marc G. Fournier [mailto:scrappy@hub.org] > > Please excuse this, but my experience with them is zilch ... > am going with > the HP Procurve 2826(?) Layer2/Layer3 switch, as was > suggested, but I'm > curious as to how they work ... > > For instance, I know when I setup a router, I have an IN IP > and an OUT IP > configured ... but, with a managed switch, what do I have? > > For instance, right now, I have a default gateway on the > providers switch > of 200.46.204.1 ... and my servers are .2, .3, .4 and .5 ... > if I put a > managed switch, vs the unmanaged we have now, between the > providers switch > and the servers, does my default route then change to be the switch > itself? Or is the 'login part' of the switch thought of the > same way as > adding just another server to the network, for connectivity purposes? > > As I said, stupid question, but for someone whose never played with a > managed switch before ... :( > > Thanks .. In layer-2 mode, its nothing but a hub. It doesn't change your default route or anything. Pretend its not there. you will need a router connected to this switch, and its IP will remain your default route (likely).
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