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I have a layer 3 access switch connected via a routed link to a &nbsp;layer 3 distribution switch. &nbsp;I have built two svi's for vlan 2 and 3 on the access switch. &nbsp;I can create routing for vlan 2 and 3 using two different methods:<br />
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method 1) &nbsp;on the access switch: &nbsp;create svi's for vlan 2 and 3 and then enable routing and eigrp with corresponding network statements on the access switch. &nbsp;<br />
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method 2) &nbsp;<br />
on the access switch: &nbsp;create svi's for vlan 2 and 3. &nbsp;Setup a default route pointing to the routed interface of distribution switch.<br />
on the distribution switch: &nbsp;use the command &quot;redistribute static route map static-into-eigrp&quot;. &nbsp;then create static routes for each vlan 2 and vlan 3 pointing to the access switch.<br />
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It appears that method 1 above is easier to administor. &nbsp;Is there any reason to use method 2?<br />
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thanks!
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I have a layer 3 access switch connected via a routed link to a  layer 3 distribution switch.  I have built two svi's for vlan 2 and 3 on the access switch.  I can create routing for vlan 2 and 3 using two different methods:

method 1)  on the access switch:  create svi's for vlan 2 and 3 and then enable routing and eigrp with corresponding network statements on the access switch.  

method 2)  
on the access switch:  create svi's for vlan 2 and 3.  Setup a default route pointing to the routed interface of distribution switch.
on the distribution switch:  use the command "redistribute static route map static-into-eigrp".  then create static routes for each vlan 2 and vlan 3 pointing to the access switch.


It appears that method 1 above is easier to administor.  Is there any reason to use method 2?

thanks!

EIGRP redistribute static EIGRP

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

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