How to cascade 2 switch??

[jtan7]

Hai...

Now i'm entering the networking world. new in this world. at here i have few question that doubt in my mind.

1. How to cascade switch, i find the net but cannot find any source teach how to cascade switch.

2. I have 2 switch which is PowerConnect 2724 Switch, I would like to know, is it possible to make this 2 switch to cascade become one switch? I post my question in DELL forum but nothing reply from them.

3. What the different between stack the switch and cascading?

Thanks.

[Train]

Diagram: Cascading Two Hubs/Switches
http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/fr_...k-cascade.html

This what most of us use. Stacking, I have no idea.

[jtan7]

Thanks for reply..

is that mean, by attaching a Cat5e from first switch to the uplink port of second switch, it will be cascade and act as 1 switch? Is there any special configuration should be done? How we can check it is cascaded successfully?

Thanks.

[Train]

I just plug a line from my router into the first switch and take a line from the first and plug it into the 2nd one. If you have uplink ports then yes those would be used. My switches do not have the uplink, so I just use a regular port.
My set up.

Modem - router - switch - switch

There are several computers on each switch and the router assigns the ip number to the computers. It is very easy to do and scarey as it is so easy.

[Tuttle]

The difference I think they're getting at is the cabling method. With cascading, you're using an Ethernet connection of some sort between regular switch ports. This works all the time, but if you have a lot of traffic between two switches that cascade link can become a bottleneck.

Stacking is when you get multiple switches of the same model and connect them through special stacking ports in the back (with proprietary cables). This performs far better; in general the entire stack performs as well as a single huge switch would.

[jtan7]

if i wan to do stacking? is there any switch that do stacking with using gigabit ethernet and not using stack port?

[Train]

http://www.dlink.com/products/xstack-switches.asp

And you may like to check out this google search.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...itches&spell=1

Cisco Catalyst 3750G 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (WSC3750G48TSS)
Price Range: $8,160.00 - $10,450.00
http://www.shopping.com/xPO-CATALYST...ARD_MULTILAYER

To rich for my blood.

[jtan7]

thanks a lot guys..
help me a lot..

[ramesh.chandraj]

I had attend some interviews. They are asking this kind of Questions.

1. What's cascading when we are connecting two switches?

2. We have one domain( Comapny) we have some other comapny after 100 or 200 kilometer from this company. Which one's cheapest one to connect with this company? I dont know exact answer, But I told ISDN and some other things.

3. Is it possible connect Cisco routers at one place with other place is for Nortel router? How to connect with this two different type routers? i told it's possible.

Please help me. i am facing lot of problems.

[Train]

About now is when most folks will want to contact the local telephone company. Or dsl companies and see what they can set up for you and for how much a month.

The company I last worked for just added VPN and accessed there own modem on the other end.


Looked about like this.

Modem - - - - VPN router - - - - Hardware firewall - - - 48 port switch - - - cables to computers