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Dear Sir,<br />
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I am going to implement a big network. &nbsp;I have bought 48 port LinkSys Layer 2 switch 10/100 with 4 Giga Port of 6 Nos.<br />
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The usage and users will be Windows 2003 and Client will be Windows XP. &nbsp;Windows 2003 will act as a file server.<br />
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I would like to know, for this network, is it required Layer 3 Switch?<br />
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regards
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Dear Sir,

I am going to implement a big network.  I have bought 48 port LinkSys Layer 2 switch 10/100 with 4 Giga Port of 6 Nos.

The usage and users will be Windows 2003 and Client will be Windows XP.  Windows 2003 will act as a file server.

I would like to know, for this network, is it required Layer 3 Switch?

regards

when will will use layer 3 switch?

Networking software modules are interfaced with a framework implemented on the machine's operating system that implements the networking functionality of the operating system. The best known frameworks are the TCP/IP model and the OSI model. Systems typically do not use a single protocol to handle a transmission. Instead they use a set of cooperating protocols, sometimes called a protocol family or protocol suite.[9] Some of the best known protocol suites include: IPX/SPX, X.25, AX.25, AppleTalk and TCP/IP. Other protocols indirectly related to networking include the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) and its related technologies, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name Server (DNS) and other Internet protocols.

Networking Protocols

A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets of data between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer or the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs. A hub is a connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports; when a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.

Switches / Hubs

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.