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----- Original Message Follows ----- From: "Stephen Sprunk" <[email protected]> > Thus spake "Scott Weeks" <[email protected]> > > From: "Stephen Sprunk" <[email protected]> > >> ITYM two big transit LANs -- one must be prepared for a > >> switch to fail. > > > > These're going to be router-to-router connections (each > > AR is connected to both CRs) and I had thought about > > tying them all into one VLAN vs. PTP Gig-E. I was just > > trying to find out the operational benefits of either > design. > > If your physical topology is going to be PTP links, then > you should go with PTP at the logical level as well. > Making one topology look like another is generally a bad > idea. This is what I decided to do. Thanks everyone, your ideas (and those of a good friend) helped me to find the KISS solution. :-) scott |