On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Barton F. Bruce wrote:
You could always use a 2620 or 2621 with their internal 1 or 2 fast ethernet ports and then use an external VLAN savvy switch to get as many more as you need.
Um, you've got a 26xx series Cisco taking multiple full views? (The subject does say "or better ways to multihome".)
Use one switch port for the 802.1q vlan trunk, and set each other switch port to be in a seperate vlan. Create subinterfaces on the router for each, and use the vlan number as the .<whatever> subinterface number for simplicity.
This works fine until you run out of packet overhead on that trunk interface.
If getting the 7206, realise that there is now a dual 10/100 option for the I/O controller card as well as a gig-e/10meg dual port I/O card option. It is less $ than the PA-GE card. The gig-e can do VLANS, too. DON'T get the PA card with dual 100 meg as it isn't designed for full speed.
Also consider the 300 processor as obsolete now with the 400 at the same price. I wonder why the 400 is less $ than the NSE-1, too.
Also realize that you can build a PC router with multiple OC3 and GE ports, loads of memory and faster processor(s) for less than 1/2 the cost of the 7206 chassis naked. Ours has been more stable that the Cisco gear (72xx and 75xx) it is connected to. --- John Fraizer EnterZone, Inc