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Router and switches routing protocol configuration

Network Engineering Asked by user10776032 on September 30, 2021

If I connect switches in each building together, which also link a router, does a routing protocols need to be configured on the switches and the router, or just the router?

2 Answers

If you use the layer-3 switches for routing then yes, RIP or another routing protocol must be configured. Alternatively, you need to set up static routes.

Without that, the main router won't know the routes to the subnets behind the L3 switches and will likely send their traffic to WAN.

Likewise, each L3 switch should learn the direct route to the other switch's subnet(s) rather than using the default route and going over the main router.

Correct answer by Zac67 on September 30, 2021

It's basically depend upon how your network design and implemented . Assuming and consider for below options

  1. if both buildings are connected with layer2 switches and one switch is connected with router in this case you don't required any routing protocols on switches . Just enable default route in router for internet connectivity and configuration sub-interface and creates VLANS for segmentation for your network and further create same VLANS in access switch and connect endpoint devices if both building ensure both switches are connected with trunk links to ensure communication of all VLANS in both switches. you can use another interface of router to connect any other networks if you wants to a access resources on another networks through point -point lease line.

  2. Assuming if you are using layer 3 switches on both building and connect with router then this case you might be configured SVI in layer 3 switch then your require routing in layer 3 for forwarding traffic to router it's totally depends which routing protocols you use its depends upon size of your network . I suggest to use static router, you can use rip in case you network is interconnect with 2 or more different networks on point to point lease lines for accessing resources on different networks.

Answered by Sagar Uragonda on September 30, 2021

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