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Here's a real newbie question for you: if I connect two GS728TP switches using SFP ports, will I then see both switches when I'm using the web management interface? Also, would the uplink ports ...
Tim_In_VA wrote:Here's a real newbie question for you: if I connect two GS728TP switches using SFP ports, will I then see both switches when I'm using the web management interface?
Most Netgear Smart Managed Pro switches are standalone managed units. Only the S3300 Series are stackable so offering a common single management platform
Tim_In_VA wrote:Also, would the uplink ports be configured as trunking ports, assuming that both switches have routed VLANs on them?
On a trunk you [T]g all VLAN in general. For some compatibility with other vendors I would tend to run the management VLAN untagged. Note that Netgear switches don't differ in the user accessible config between trunking and access ports, you can configure a trunk on any port or LAG (combining multiple ports of the same speed and latency) as one logical unit.
Last but not least, routing is L3, while VLAN is L2 - so don't mix up the terms.
Tim_In_VA wrote:Here's a real newbie question for you: if I connect two GS728TP switches using SFP ports, will I then see both switches when I'm using the web management interface?
Most Netgear Smart Managed Pro switches are standalone managed units. Only the S3300 Series are stackable so offering a common single management platform
Tim_In_VA wrote:Also, would the uplink ports be configured as trunking ports, assuming that both switches have routed VLANs on them?
On a trunk you [T]g all VLAN in general. For some compatibility with other vendors I would tend to run the management VLAN untagged. Note that Netgear switches don't differ in the user accessible config between trunking and access ports, you can configure a trunk on any port or LAG (combining multiple ports of the same speed and latency) as one logical unit.
Last but not least, routing is L3, while VLAN is L2 - so don't mix up the terms.
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