We have a switch
stack of 4 Catalyst 3750 switches and I will be running about 200 ft of
fiber SFP MM Duplex from one of those
switches(switch A) to a brand new Cisco 2960 (switch B). I have never done anything like this before
so I am very excited and a little nervous.
Switch B is a
managable switch but I don't want to manage it, I need it to be a dummy switch
to pass through data or should I manage it will that give me faster access
Switch A is an internal
switch that is not hooked up to the internet.
Can someone help
me with this or point me to a place I can find more information about doing
this type of connection.....
The solution:
1 Connecting
Fiber to another switch isn't much different then if you ran copper. They are
just to different mediums. If you want to just want it to be a dummy switch then just make sure the two
ports you are connnecting are access ports on the same vlan (assuming you have
multiple on the switch stack). By default all of the ports on the 2960 will be
vlan 1, so change the the fiber and all of the other ports to the appropriate
vlan that is on the 3750. And manage the switch. This way you can access it
remotely and make any changes that come up later, instead of having to be
locally at the switch.
2 You are on
right track, please make sure followings;
if you are using
MM fiber than USE MM module for Cisco switches
if you are using
SM fiber than USE SFP module for Cisco switches
if you dont have
VLAN in your network, you can ne need to do any configration on switch, but if
you have you may need to assign IP on C2960G WS-C2960S-24PD-L . see below for VLAN or Etehr
channel configration
For VLAN
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk815/technologies_configuration_example09186a008015f17a.shtml
For Etherchannels
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk213/technologies_configuration_example09186a0080094953.shtml
use the correct
SFP modules. Make sure that the SFP module is MM and not SM. Also, yes, if you
need to manage the switch create a VLAN interface and assign an ip address on
the subnet that the 3750's vlan reside on.
So:
interface vlan x
ip address
x.x.x.x 255.255.255.0 (Assuming)
no shut
1 Connecting Fiber to another switch isn't much different then if you ran copper. They are just to different mediums. If you want to just want it to be a dummy switch then just make sure the two ports you are connnecting are access ports on the same vlan (assuming you have multiple on the switch stack). By default all of the ports on the 2960 will be vlan 1, so change the the fiber and all of the other ports to the appropriate vlan that is on the 3750. And manage the switch. This way you can access it remotely and make any changes that come up later, instead of having to be locally at the switch. Networking Equipment in UK
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