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UMMIT
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WITCH
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For example, in
Figure 5-1
, ports 1, 2, and 5 are part of VLAN
Marketing
; ports 3, 4, and
6 are part of VLAN
Sales
; and ports 7 and 8 are in VLAN
Finance
.
Figure 5-1: Example of a port-based VLAN
Even though they are physically connected to the same Switch, for the members of the
different VLANs to communicate, the trafÞc must go through the IP routing
functionality provided in the Summit. This means that each VLAN must be conÞgured
as a router interface with a unique IP address.
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PANNING
S
WITCHES
WITH
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ORT
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ASED
VLAN
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To create a port-based VLAN that spans two Switches, you must do two things:
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Assign the port on each Switch to the VLAN.
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Cable the two Switches together using one port on each Switch per VLAN.
Finance
Marketing
Sales
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