HI All,
Just got my first CRS. it looks very promising, the LCD is a nice thing to have on a switch instead of a name label and IP also the port infor is great.
And it is silent as well:D
One thing I’m not sure is where is the layer 3 switching? should I configure IP the normal way, once I do that I’m able to connect with Winbox so it goes to the cpu.
It looks like a very nice layer 2 switch with a small router.
Default configuration for my devices were:
ether1-gateway=wan
sfp1-gateway=wan
bridge1-local=lan
Switch Port 1 and SFP goes to Internet and the rest of the ports goes to lan devices.
True this is the default configuration.
But this routing is done by software.
I was under the impression that basic routing will be done by hardware.
Do you mean hardware fast path? I do not think that this feature is complete yet, or available for this product.
Here is what normis wrote about it.
Thanks.
There is something strange in the title of the product a layer 3 switch.
From wikipedia
The only difference between a layer 3 switch and router is the way the administrator creates the physical implementation. Also, traditional routers use microprocessors to make forwarding decisions, and the switch performs only hardware-based packet switching. However, some traditional routers can have other hardware functions as well in some of the higher-end models. Layer 3 switches can be placed anywhere in the network because they handle high-performance LAN traffic and can cost-effectively replace routers. Layer 3 switching is all hardware-based packet forwarding, and all packet forwarding is handled by hardware ASICs. Layer 3 switches really are no different functionally than a traditional router and perform the same functions, which are listed here.
Don’t get me wrong the CRS sounds like a great product with no documentation for now.
as discussed elsewhere here, that is really what it is.
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