Packet Tracer - Comparing 2960 and 3560 Switches

Packet Tracer - Comparing 2960 and 3560 Switches Topology

O !ecti"e Part #$ Compare %ayer 2 and %ayer 3 Switches Part 2$ Compare a %ayer 3 Switch and a &o'ter (ackgro'nd In this activity, you will use various commands to examine three different switching topologies and compare the similarities and differences between the 2960 and 3560 switches !ou will also compare the routing table of a "9#" router with a 3560 switch Part #$ C o m p a r e %ayer 2 and %ayer 3 Switches a $xamine the physical aspects of )# and *Sw-# % % &ow many physical interfaces does each switch have in total' 26 inter+aces +,sicas &ow many (ast $thernet and )igabit $thernet interfaces does each switch have' 2- inter+aces +astethernet y 2 inter+aces giga itethernet % *ist the transmission speed of the (ast $thernet and )igabit $thernet interfaces on each switch +astethernet y gigaethernet tienen 'na "elocidad de #00. /s % +he interface of a 3560 switch can be configured as a *ayer 3 interface by entering the no switchport command in interface configuration mode +his allows technicians to assign an I, address and subnet mas- to the interface the same way it is configured on a router.s interface

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/hat is the difference between a *ayer 2 switch and a *ayer 3 switch' *a diferencia es 0ue los de capa 2 hacen funciones de conmutaci1n de pa0uetes, y los de capa 3 funci1n de enrutamiento, como si fueran un router

% /hat is the difference between a switch.s physical interface and the 2*34 interface' %as di+erencia es 0'e las +,sicas sir"en para +ormar redes +,sicas1 y las 2%*3 segmentan las redes en +orma l4gica5 % 5n which layer does a 2960 and 3560 operate' 6l switch 2960 opera en la capa 21 y el 3560 es 'n switch 0'e opera en las capas 2 y 3

% /hich command allows a technician to assign an I, address and subnet mas- to the (ast $thernet interface on a 2960' no se p'ede asignar 'na 7P y mascara de s' red a las inter+aces por0'e no posee +'nciones de capa 3 % Issue the show r'n command to examine the configurations of the )# and *Sw-# switches 6o you notice any differences between them' %a di+erencia es 0'e en )# como es 'n switch m'lticapa tiene direcciones de red a las inter+aces gigaethernet1 en cam io no s'cede lo mismo con *S8-# p'es es 'n switch capa 2 % 6isplay the routing table on both switches using the show ip ro'te command /hy do you thin- the command does not wor- on *S8-#, but wor-s on the )#' 6l *S8-# no tiene +'nciones de enr'tamiento1 y en )# si posee +'nciones de enr'tamiento Part 2$ C o m p a r e a %ayer 3 Switch and a &o'ter a 7p until recently, switches and routers have been separate and distinct devices +he term switch was set aside for hardware based devices that function at *ayer 2 8outers, on the other hand, are devices that ma-e forwarding decisions based on *ayer 3 information and use routing protocols to share routing information and to communicate with other routers *ayer 3 switches, such as the 3560, can be configured to forward *ayer 3 pac-ets $ntering the ip ro'ting command in global configuration mode allows *ayer 3 switches to be configured with routing protocols, thereby possessing some of the same capabilities as a router &owever, although

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similar in some forms, they are different in many other aspects

% 5pen the ,hysical tab on 6" and 8" 6o you notice any similarities and differences between the two' )# es 'n switch m'lticapa 0'e reali9a +'nciones de enr'tamiento de pa0'etes tam i:n reali9a +'nciones de capa 21 mientras 0'e el otro es 'n ro'ter1 0'e reali9a +'nciones de enr'tamiento de pa0'etes

% Issue the show r'n command and examine the configurations of 8" and 6" /hat differences do you see between the two'

;na de las principales di+erencias 0'e se presenta entre estos dispositi"os es las inter+aces 0'e tienen1 p'es en 'n ro'ter encontramos 'na menor cantidad de inter+aces 6thernet pero tenemos inter+aces seriales1 mismas 0'e no se enc'entran en )# % /hich command allows 6" to configure an I, address on one of its physical interfaces' 6l comando no switchport permite 0'e se ha iliten +'nciones de capa 3 y asi poder con+ig'rar las direcciones 7P % 7se the show ip ro'te command on both devices 6o you see any similarities or differences between the two tables' 6n &# se tiene r'tas con el indicador %1 0'e indica la r'ta a los host directamente conectados1 mientras 0'e en )# solo hay las r'tas indicadas con el s'+i!o C % 4ow, analy9e the routing table of 82 and 62 /hat is evident now that was not in the configuration of 8" and 6"' 6n 0'e am os dispositi"os han 'tili9ado 'n protocolo de enr'tamiento din<mico 0'e en este caso es 67=&P b 2erify that each topology has full connectivity be completing the following tests: % % % ,ing from PC# to PC2 ,ing from PC3 to PC,ing from PC5 to PC6

Packet Tracer - Comparing 2960 and 3560 Switches

In all three examples, each ,; is on a different networ- /hich device is used to provide communication between networ-s' Se 'tili9ara 'n switch m'lticapa /hy were we able to ping across networ-s without there being a router' Por0'e el switch m'lticapa p'ede hacer +'nciones de enr'tamiento

S'ggested Scoring &' ric >'estio n %ocatio ,art ": ;ompare *ayer 2 and *ayer 3 a <witches b *cti"ity Section Part # Total ,art 2: ;ompare a *ayer 3 <witch and a 8outer a b Part 2 Total Total Score Possi l e Point 20 #0 60 30 "0 -0 #00 6arned Points