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Two switches are cascaded. &nbsp;Server 1 is on switch 1. &nbsp;A number of PCs are on switch 2. &nbsp;Are the PCs sharing the bandwidth of the one uplinked port when connecting to server 1? &nbsp;Can several ports be used on switch 1 for the uplink to increase the available bandwidth? &nbsp;How would this be done, specifically on Cisco 2900 switches?
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Two switches are cascaded.  Server 1 is on switch 1.  A number of PCs are on switch 2.  Are the PCs sharing the bandwidth of the one uplinked port when connecting to server 1?  Can several ports be used on switch 1 for the uplink to increase the available bandwidth?  How would this be done, specifically on Cisco 2900 switches?

Is throughput limited on cascading switches?

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