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Thank you.<br />
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Ccould you please point me to some online resource regarding Issues you've stated (VLAN, spanning tree, etherchannel links, trunks, remote telnet management)?<br />
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I have not yet learn't about that.
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Thank you.

Ccould you please point me to some online resource regarding Issues you've stated (VLAN, spanning tree, etherchannel links, trunks, remote telnet management)?

I have not yet learn't about that.

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No I haven't because it would be much easier for you to find the data as you would know what to search.<br />
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Thanks a lot, that's it.<br />

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No I haven't because it would be much easier for you to find the data as you would know what to search.

Thanks a lot, that's it.


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Easier?<br />
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Go to <a href="http://www.google.com" rel="ugc">www.google.com</a>. Type in &quot;spanning-tree&quot;. Click search button.<br />
Repeat for &quot;VLAN&quot;<br />
Repeat for &quot;etherchannel&quot;<br />
Repeat for &quot;trunking&quot;<br />
Repeat for &quot;telnet&quot;<br />
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Easier?

Go to www.google.com [http://www.google.com]. Type in "spanning-tree". Click search button.
Repeat for "VLAN"
Repeat for "etherchannel"
Repeat for "trunking"
Repeat for "telnet"




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It is quicker to get expert help on topic than to search for yourself.<br />
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I use expert-exchange as a solution delegation tool, and as you answered the question I've made, you've got your &quot;profit&quot; in the form of points. Everything satisfied.
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It is quicker to get expert help on topic than to search for yourself.

I use expert-exchange as a solution delegation tool, and as you answered the question I've made, you've got your "profit" in the form of points. Everything satisfied.

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Can someone please explain the difference between managed and unmanaged switches and why should I ever go to managed, when unmanaged ones are doing their job just fine while requiring no maintenance?<br />
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Links to comparisons, and technical stuff are welcomed!<br />

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Can someone please explain the difference between managed and unmanaged switches and why should I ever go to managed, when unmanaged ones are doing their job just fine while requiring no maintenance?

Links to comparisons, and technical stuff are welcomed!


Smart Switch vs Stupid Switch (Managed/Unmanaged)

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.