Switch Stack Questions

Hi Breichert,

 

Welcome to our community! 🙂

 

 

 

1. Is there a max length to the stack link between switches?  ie, we have a main server room plus a wire closet in a different part of the building.  Can I just have a couple of long ethernet cable run between the rooms and them all in the same stack?  Is this even a recommended practice?

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 As long as the ethernet cable does support it, it will work. For an ethernet cable, max length is 295 feet(90 meters).

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1. In a different building we have two separate stacks that are uplinked with just a gigabit ethernet line.  Is there a better way to uplink these two stacks?

 

You can just create 1 stack on all your switches.

1. I have a stack 3 switch stack that is linked 1 > 2 > 3 but doesn't have a connection between 3 > 1.  Other stack I've seen have thing, is it necessary?  What does this link from the bottom of the stack back to the top do?

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You should have a connection going back to stack 1 for redundancy just in case 1 connection fails.

 

Regards,

 

John

NETGEAR Community Team