Hi Philip, Philip Musyoki wrote:
This is precisely the kind of information I was looking for. i think I will just have to settle for 16 F/E Switch with one GE port.
I think I am just getting older but I am starting to find F/E getting slower.
I doubt if FE is slow, you need to be conscious of throughputs, packet per second etc. If FE is slow for you then you need better hardware than a 2811. If you are doing more on the router and adding a Switch module, then you can be sure that this will have an impact on the overall performance of the device. Look for bottlenecks elsewhere. i.e the server_NIC tweek the TCP stack for windows servers to optimize it. Switch where possible and route where necessary. If your requirements are for higher capacity - consider hardware switching and routing vs software based switching and routing. This link maybe of value to you. http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/downloads/765/tools/quickreference/routerp... Am no Cisco guru. Cheers, Mich.