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tonynsx
Luminary
Nov 10, 2020
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Types of 10 Gb cables for trunk

I have two 10 Gb Netgear switches on two sides of the server room, about 20 feet of each other. Right now, the trunk is only 1 Gb because I'm using a Cat 5 cable. I would like to make the trunk 20 Gb...
  • schumaku's avatar
    schumaku
    Nov 12, 2020

    Links participating in a LAG should run on similar speed and latency. It's the LAG operating the trunk - so be careful that you set the VLAN config on the LAG, not the individual link.

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tonynsx
Luminary
Nov 12, 2020
Am I right?
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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 12, 2020

Links participating in a LAG should run on similar speed and latency. It's the LAG operating the trunk - so be careful that you set the VLAN config on the LAG, not the individual link.

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    tonynsx
    Luminary
    Nov 12, 2020
    Thank you. But I’m curious to know what would happen if I use 1 gb and 20 go for trunk. Just wondering.
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      schumaku
      Guru - Experienced User
      Nov 12, 2020

      There is nothing that stops you from running such a configuration...

      • tonynsx's avatar
        tonynsx
        Luminary
        Nov 12, 2020
        Thanks I was just wondering.

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