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Great point, since the last vendor simply left the switches behind we did not get the admin user password or any documentation. &nbsp;If there was a way to reset everything back to factory defaults and build a vlan and trunks up quickly I might do that but I doubt we would be able to buy the licenses or support from Cisco. Alternatively buying new 48 port GB switches would probably be a lot better in the long run.
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Great point, since the last vendor simply left the switches behind we did not get the admin user password or any documentation.  If there was a way to reset everything back to factory defaults and build a vlan and trunks up quickly I might do that but I doubt we would be able to buy the licenses or support from Cisco. Alternatively buying new 48 port GB switches would probably be a lot better in the long run.

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I have inherited a live system with &nbsp;6 Cisco 2950 Catalyst 10/100 Switches that are currently connected with Cross over cables (see below) <br />
They are &quot;left-overs&quot; from a prior high-end vendor and until I replace them ( next year) there is no possibility of gaining internal access to them. &nbsp;<br />
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SW1<br />
SW2<br />
SW3<br />
SW4<br />
SW5<br />
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SW1 to SW2<br />
SW2 to SWS4 <br />
SW2 to SW5<br />
SW3 to SW4<br />
SW5 to SW2<br />
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Could there we some internal programing that I would screw up by making and HUB to SPOKE changes ?<br />

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I have inherited a live system with  6 Cisco 2950 Catalyst 10/100 Switches that are currently connected with Cross over cables (see below) 
They are "left-overs" from a prior high-end vendor and until I replace them ( next year) there is no possibility of gaining internal access to them.  

SW1
SW2
SW3
SW4
SW5


SW1 to SW2
SW2 to SWS4 
SW2 to SW5
SW3 to SW4
SW5 to SW2

Could there we some internal programing that I would screw up by making and HUB to SPOKE changes ?


Connecting 6 switches

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

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.