Cisco Systems 3750E manual 11-13, Connecting a Switch Stack to a PC

Chapter 11 Configuring Interface Characteristics

Understanding Interface Types

Figure 11-3 Connecting a Switch Stack to a PC

Catalyst 3750-E-only switch stack

Stack member 1
Stack member 2	Hub	PC
Stack member 3
Stack member 4
Stack member 5
Stack member 6
Stack member 7
	Ethernet management ports

Mixed switch stack with

Catalyst 3750-E and 3750 switches

Catalyst 3750-E member 1
Catalyst 3750 member 2	Hub	PC
Catalyst 3750 member 3
Catalyst 3750-E member 4
Catalyst 3750-E member 5
Catalyst 3750-E member 6
Catalyst 3750-E member 7
	Ethernet management ports

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By default, the Ethernet management port is enabled. The switch cannot route packets from the Ethernet management port to a network port, and the reverse.

Even though the Ethernet management port does not support routing, you might need to enable routing protocols on the port. For example, in Figure 11-4, you must enable routing protocols on the Ethernet management port when the PC is multiple hops away from the switch and the packets must pass through multiple Layer 3 devices to reach the PC.

Figure 11-4 Network Example with Routing Protocols Enabled

Ethernet

SwitchmanagementPC port

Network

cloud

Network

cloud

Network ports

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