Questions tagged [uplinks]
For questions about Uplinks on network devices. For instance, you are connecting two routers, but you need assistance finding the correct method.
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cheaper 40gb optics/uplinks?
I'm pricing out a decent size 10gb network (6-8 ToR switchs) and the uplink costs are a major factor.
I figure each ToR switch needs 4x40gb uplinks and you have a cost for the uplink optics that is ...
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How does link aggregation work in reality?
I'm concerned that I'm misunderstanding how aggregators work in the scenario below:
I have a project where I need 40 Gbps links between switches. My plan was to have my three switches use all four of ...
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Must 40/100G uplink ports on a 10G switch be connected to another switch?
I'm looking at a switch like this:
https://www.fs.com/products/29123.html
It has 48 10-GbE SFP+ ports and 6 40-GbE uplink ports. I would like to use some of these uplinks to cross-connect to another ...
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Can I aggregate multiple uplink ports between Ethernet switches?
Disclaimer: I'm not a network engineer; I just have to try to do a good-enough impression to solve this problem.
We have two rooms in our office. In the first, I would like to put a large copper 10-...
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Why can't we create a hierarchy of hubs?
I was reading the Comptia Network+ All in One book and I came to know that we cannot create a hierarchy of hubs. My question is why so? Are MDIX ports simplex? Why is it not possible for the hubs to ...
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How do you calculate required uplink on a Switch? [duplicate]
Lets just say i have an access switch with 8 1G port downlink, and all downlink ports are connected to the users. I want to connect said switch to an aggregation switch.
How do I determine the ...
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one uplink, two routers for redundancy
Let's say i have two linux boxes, RouterA and RouterB, both with two NICs (eth0 and eth1).
RouterA/eth0 is connected to an internet uplink.
RouterA/eth1 and RouterB/eth1 are directly connected.
What ...
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Is possible to stack/uplink different brands of switches using SFP?
I'm sorry if it's a silly question but in networking things I'm a complete newbie.
We have some switches (DELL) two of them are connected with SFP (fiber) along a long hall, the rest are stacked via ...
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Deprecation of 10Mbit links and workarounds
We are looking at deploying some low power embedded nodes as part of a sensor trial, these devices use a fairly dated Ethernet chip that only supports 10 Mbit speed.
Is it true that (some) newer ...
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Full-mesh of Access Switches vs. Uplinking to Distribution Switches
I'm reading Cisco CCENT/CCNA guide for Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices 1 100-101 (Odem)
Chapter 6 explains that Campus LAN with 2 Distribution Switches and 40 Access switches uses 4 * 40 = 160 ...
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Network Design: Daisy Chaining vs One Centralized Switch
I am curious as to what the "standard" is when it comes to designing a network with the given constraints:\
cable runs would be more than what cat5e/6 would allow without a repeater\
one ...
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Configuring shared uplink on l3 dell s4128f-on
I have a Dell switch s4128f-on which I'm using as L3 core switch. What I want to achieve is creating multiple vlans and being able to reach other networks through an uplink.
What I've done so far is:
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Multiple uplinks in multiple locations
Our school just received a bunch of hardware from a corporation leaving a location, so now we are upgrading our networking in four classrooms. The rooms have fiber connections to each other. The ...
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Colocation network setup - 2 switches with each 1 uplink - redundant configuration question [closed]
I have a question about the network configuration when connecting 2 switches in a colocation rack via 2 uplinks (1 uplink to each switch) to 2 other switches of the datacenter itself.
My topology ...
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Uplink port: standard LOCATION at beginning or end port?
Hopefully I don't get roasted for asking, but I DID google & search here for a bit without success. What is the normal/industry-standard location to use as the uplink port(s) on a switch? I ...
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