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Network setup for 8 X Cisco Edge Switch 2960 and Cisco C6880-X-LE

Hi,

Just wanted to get a second opinion on the setup and some advice in setting and testing a 6880 core and 2960 edge switches connected via fibre connections.

I have uploaded the proposed config that will be used. The main things i need to get working and tested are:

Network connectivity between all devices through fibre
Vlans
SNMP
NTP - maybe from external server for testing first
Spanning Tree - core as root

Cheers
Proposed-switch-configuration-test.docx

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Keith Bui

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Thanks for the advice, i have made changes as suggested.

The management is for ap management and the other is for switch management.

Do i need to set a ip address and default route for the other vlans for the 2960s so that the other vlans can route between?
Proposed-switch-configuration-test.docx

Gammelgaard

No, only one default route on the 2960s - they will switch traffic according to the VLAN the packet comes in on - if packet has to go to a different VLAN, switch will send it to router, which will determine outgoing VLAN and send it that way..

Config looks okay now I think - just remember to put the ip default-gateway for vlan 990 on your 2960s

Also, 2960 switches normally don't use the switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q command - only switchport mode trunk - but they will tell you if that is the case..

Keith Bui

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Have loaded an updated config with the changes.

Have also added a ip default-gateway on 2960 pointing to the management IP, will that work?

Thanks again
Proposed-switch-configuration-test.docx

Gammelgaard

You shouldn't put the default gateway under the interface vlans - only in default config - and then it looks right from here

Keith Bui

ASKER

Thankyou, will be testing this config next two days.

Keith Bui

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Thankyou for your help much appreciated. Will be testing this over the next few days, will let you know how i go.