Comments on: Wired and Wireless Convergence

By: Seonep Nepal

Seonep Nepal — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:31:27 +0000

Hi Robb ! I tried Catalyst 3850 and which is perfect then previous one. Thank you for your efforts.

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By: Ramesh Thapa

Ramesh Thapa — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:53:11 +0000

Hi Robb ! I foutdThe Catalyst 3850 is a Layer two and three switch and it is working effectively. It is better than the Catalyst 3750.

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By: Steven Song

Steven Song — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:07:17 +0000

Hi Joachim!

The Catalyst 3850 is a layer 2 and layer 3 switch. If you use the “LAN Base” IOS software, the switch will support layer 2 functions only. If you use the “IP Base” or “IP Services” IOS software, then you’ll have both layer 2 and layer 3 functions. The two posts below have more details. They covered the 2960S and 3K-X switches but they apply to the new 3850 switch too.

http://blogs.cisco.com/borderless/cisco-ios-software-licenses-what%E2%80%99s-what-for-layer-2-and-layer-3-switching-%E2%80%93-part-1/
http://blogs.cisco.com/borderless/cisco-ios-software-licenses-whats-what-for-layer-2-and-layer-3-switching-part-2/

Hope this helps!

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By: Joachim Wiechmann

Joachim Wiechmann — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:52:23 +0000

Great little switch and a great introduction, too. Are there plans to do the same as a layer 2 switch? Some customers might prefer to do the routing on another device, a local firewall for example. I like the 3750 a lot, but when the 2960S appeared the need for layer 3 switches in the wiring closet was gone.

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