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Can you have 2 switches network?
Daisy-chaining network switches You can daisy-chain network switches together. Just pick a port on both switches and use a patch cable to connect the switches to each other via these ports. And if your switch has ports with differing speeds, use the fastest ports to connect the switches to one another.
How does switch redundancy work?
In a star or star-bus network, the point with the most potential for bringing all or part of the network down is the switch or hub. In this case, even if one of the switches fails, the network will continue. This provides redundancy, effectively eliminating the single point of failure. But now we have a new problem.
Is redundancy a good or bad thing?
redundancy is a good thing, in case some routers fail because then packets will be rerouted and still successfully send.
How is active redundancy used in Layer 2 networks?
We also examined active/active redundancy in Layer 2 networks using the Per-VLAN spanning tree protocol and multiple spanning tree protocol. You can view the first article here. In this article, we will continue examining Layer 2 reliability technologies.
What’s the easiest way to create network redundancy?
The easiest way to do this with switches is to use stackable switches. Then there’s really nothing to do—connect up the stacking cable and you have redundancy out of the box.
How is redundancy used in the OSI model?
In the last two articles, we explored various redundancy technologies that operate in the datalink layer of the OSI model. We started with a simple basic network and how we can make it more reliable by adding more links and switches to the network.
What happens if one of the LAN switches fails?
In this case, even if one of the switches fails, the network will continue. This provides redundancy, effectively eliminating the single point of failure. But now we have a new problem.