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Trunking between 2 switch stacks (M4300-52G-PoE+ stack & M5300-52G-PoE+ stack)
I'm not a networking expert, so I wanted to toss this question out there to see if someone could point me in the right direction. I have (2) seperate network stacks in 2 seperate builtings con...
Hi,
You would need to create a LAG in order to run multiple cables between two switches.
I would suggest that you use an LACP LAG (i.e. Enable Dynamic Mode on the LAG). It is luckily easy to create :)
Here is the documentation that you are looking for. The doc is for an older model, so the colours in the UI are different but the menus are the same.
https://kb.netgear.com/21636/How-do-I-add-ports-to-the-Link-Aggregation-Groups-LAGs-using-the-web-interface-on-my-managed-switchYou should also enable STP mode on the LAG. That is simply so that STP messages can travel across the LAG - not because the LAG itself creates a loop.
I hope that makes sense.
Cheers
Hi,
You would need to create a LAG in order to run multiple cables between two switches.
I would suggest that you use an LACP LAG (i.e. Enable Dynamic Mode on the LAG). It is luckily easy to create :)
Here is the documentation that you are looking for. The doc is for an older model, so the colours in the UI are different but the menus are the same.
https://kb.netgear.com/21636/How-do-I-add-ports-to-the-Link-Aggregation-Groups-LAGs-using-the-web-interface-on-my-managed-switch
You should also enable STP mode on the LAG. That is simply so that STP messages can travel across the LAG - not because the LAG itself creates a loop.
I hope that makes sense.
Cheers
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