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Alex49
Aug 11, 2023Aspirant
GS324TP - Help configuration
Hello, I would like to configure the S350 Smart Switches (GS324TP) #to connect several ports of an Ethernet Box Below is the functional configuration with only 1 port connected to the Ethernet B...
- Aug 11, 2023
Assuming these Box Ethernet ports are simply Gigabit Ethernet ports, no dedicated routed IP subnets, your Orange Box does not provide performance beyond of 1000 Mb/s anyway: Even if configuring four dedicated VLANs, a switching loop is predictable, either the configured STP or the enabled loop check test will disable one or more ports involved.
In short: Waste of time and effort!
schumaku
Aug 11, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Assuming these Box Ethernet ports are simply Gigabit Ethernet ports, no dedicated routed IP subnets, your Orange Box does not provide performance beyond of 1000 Mb/s anyway: Even if configuring four dedicated VLANs, a switching loop is predictable, either the configured STP or the enabled loop check test will disable one or more ports involved.
In short: Waste of time and effort!
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