singh763173 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) As with my previous threads I have mentioned that I want to setup vlans at home (on a budget of course) and I have decided that I may aswell go down the cisco path so that i can a) have a proper solution in place B ) have some hands on experiencing with configuring the equipment - why not kill 2 birds with 1 stone ey. I have a Windows background, server and client administration and can setup vlan scopes etc but havent had much exposure to cisco config - I can read and understand cisco config but havent actually configured equipment in a live environment. at present the only equipment i have is a 2950-24 which allows for basic vlan config 802.1q. What I plan to do is as follows: Modem/Router - WAG120N - 192.168.1.254 Server 08 - DHCP dishing out 192.168.1.x 2.x 3.x... And then of course the switch (2 trunk ports - (1) Internet from WAG120N (2)To my ESXi box - vSwitch with vlan tagging) Problem is that I need a another (possibly layer 3?) switch that supports routing to allow for internet access to all vlans. Unless I'm wrong? In theory I understand what needs to be done but when I think more into the actual config I get a little confused. My scopes will obviously have gateways of 1.254 2.254 3.254, as far as I can see - only 1.254 will have access to the net. does this mean 2.254 and 3.254 need to be bridged with 1.254? (if so how would you do that? Can I actually keep the WAG120N or will I need something that supports multiple gateways? Im not shy in purchasing new equipment but dont want to spend more than I have to, for this will just be used at home. As always i appreciate all of your help in advance :) Edited January 2, 2012 by singh763173 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singh763173 Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 anyone? :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) I would just buy a layer 3 switch, configure the Vlans on it and use the IGRP protocol for routing between the two Vlans. It would be a lot easier and simpler, unless you can afford buying a Cisco router. Edited January 4, 2012 by Infiltrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singh763173 Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 I found this switch which I think is capable of IGRP - link is this okay do you think? also, do you happen to have any reading material or advice on how to setup igrp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I found this link, http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/catalyst_switch_manager/3.0/user/guide/ccsm_ug.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sorrow Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 pretty simple config once you get the hardware... Play with Cisco Packet Tracer if you can too. If you cant find a place to get it PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singh763173 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 hey sorrow! i just found a copy of it at the bay. it looks really good so far - is there any way of adding the devices that i have in particular or is it limited to what is given? I got myself a 3550-48 switch and a 2950-24 of which i want to focus on the 3550. I saw that you can also export the configs - its a long short but ill ask anyway - is it possible to import these to the physical switch? if so, how would i go about doing so? Im still trying to get my head around igrp and rip, not having much luck :( i've erased configs like 100 times lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sorrow Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Its limited to whats given. But a layer 3 switch is a layer 3 switch and the routers in Packet Tracer are all close to real routers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singh763173 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Im still messing around with it - i actually really like it! Any ideas on how I can configure internet access to each vlan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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