Hi All -
I have a network with 4 VLANs. The switch is a 2950 and the router is a 2621. The router is doing DHCP, NAT, firewall, inter-VLAN routing, and it's a dynamic VPN endpoint. Everything works fine. However, when I copy a very large ISO (gigs in size) across the network to a different VLAN, the network slows to a screeching halt. I think it's because everything has to go through the trunk on the router. Do I need to take some of the services off of this router or do I have to do some QoS here? I know a layer-3 switch would be ideal but unfortunately this is not in my budget at the moment. I am willing to buy another 2600 series router if using a dedicated router for the inter-VLAN routing would help. This is what I like to call an overkill home/lab environment and I'm sure I'm not the only one here with a network like this at home!
If it would be helpful to see some configs, I'd be glad to post them.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions...
I have a network with 4 VLANs. The switch is a 2950 and the router is a 2621. The router is doing DHCP, NAT, firewall, inter-VLAN routing, and it's a dynamic VPN endpoint. Everything works fine. However, when I copy a very large ISO (gigs in size) across the network to a different VLAN, the network slows to a screeching halt. I think it's because everything has to go through the trunk on the router. Do I need to take some of the services off of this router or do I have to do some QoS here? I know a layer-3 switch would be ideal but unfortunately this is not in my budget at the moment. I am willing to buy another 2600 series router if using a dedicated router for the inter-VLAN routing would help. This is what I like to call an overkill home/lab environment and I'm sure I'm not the only one here with a network like this at home!
If it would be helpful to see some configs, I'd be glad to post them.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions...