https://community.hpe.com/t5/other-hpe-product-questions/how-to-properly-connect-hp-1820-switches-for-optimal-performance/m-p/7231510#M7691 <P>Hello, colleagues,</P><P>I have three switches in my network:</P><UL><LI><STRONG>SW1:</STRONG> HP 1820-48G Switch (J9981A)</LI><LI><STRONG>SW2:</STRONG> HP 1820-48G Switch (J9981A)</LI><LI><STRONG>SW3:</STRONG> HPE OfficeConnect 1820-24G Switch (J9980A)</LI></UL><P>All devices are in the same VLAN (192.168.0.0/24), with the gateway and DNS server set to 192.168.0.1.</P><P>Currently, the switches are connected as follows:</P><UL><LI><STRONG>SW1 Trunk (Port 50, 51)</STRONG> ↔ <STRONG>SW2 Trunk (Port 50, 51)</STRONG></LI><LI><STRONG>SW2 Trunk (Port 46, 48)</STRONG> ↔ <STRONG>SW3 Trunk (Port 24, 25)</STRONG></LI></UL><P>Questions:</P><OL><LI>Is this connection scheme optimal for the network?</LI><LI>What additional configurations should I apply to:<UL><LI>Prevent loops.</LI><LI>Ensure high performance.</LI><LI>Simplify network management.</LI></UL></LI></OL><P>Here’s what I have configured so far:</P><UL><LI><STRONG>RSTP (802.1w)</STRONG> is enabled on all switches.</LI><LI><STRONG>BPDU Protection</STRONG> is enabled on ports.</LI></UL><P>I’m not using multiple VLANs or multicast traffic at this time.</P><P>Thank you for your assistance!</P> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:22:50 GMT paratrupers 2024-12-16T18:22:50Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/other-hpe-product-questions/how-to-properly-connect-hp-1820-switches-for-optimal-performance/m-p/7231510#M7691 <P>Hello, colleagues,</P><P>I have three switches in my network:</P><UL><LI><STRONG>SW1:</STRONG> HP 1820-48G Switch (J9981A)</LI><LI><STRONG>SW2:</STRONG> HP 1820-48G Switch (J9981A)</LI><LI><STRONG>SW3:</STRONG> HPE OfficeConnect 1820-24G Switch (J9980A)</LI></UL><P>All devices are in the same VLAN (192.168.0.0/24), with the gateway and DNS server set to 192.168.0.1.</P><P>Currently, the switches are connected as follows:</P><UL><LI><STRONG>SW1 Trunk (Port 50, 51)</STRONG> ↔ <STRONG>SW2 Trunk (Port 50, 51)</STRONG></LI><LI><STRONG>SW2 Trunk (Port 46, 48)</STRONG> ↔ <STRONG>SW3 Trunk (Port 24, 25)</STRONG></LI></UL><P>Questions:</P><OL><LI>Is this connection scheme optimal for the network?</LI><LI>What additional configurations should I apply to:<UL><LI>Prevent loops.</LI><LI>Ensure high performance.</LI><LI>Simplify network management.</LI></UL></LI></OL><P>Here’s what I have configured so far:</P><UL><LI><STRONG>RSTP (802.1w)</STRONG> is enabled on all switches.</LI><LI><STRONG>BPDU Protection</STRONG> is enabled on ports.</LI></UL><P>I’m not using multiple VLANs or multicast traffic at this time.</P><P>Thank you for your assistance!</P> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:22:50 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/other-hpe-product-questions/how-to-properly-connect-hp-1820-switches-for-optimal-performance/m-p/7231510#M7691 paratrupers 2024-12-16T18:22:50Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/other-hpe-product-questions/how-to-properly-connect-hp-1820-switches-for-optimal-performance/m-p/7231527#M7692 <P style="margin: 0;">Hello,</P> <P style="margin: 0;">&nbsp;</P> <P style="margin: 0;">Thank you for Posting! HPE Networking forum has moved to Aruba Airheads Community and for HPE networking and Aruba product queries, request you to visit and post your query <A href="https://community.arubanetworks.com/discussion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</A>.</P> <P style="margin: 0;">&nbsp;</P> <P style="margin: 0;">You can refer to this <A href=" https://community.hpe.com/t5/Announcements/HPE-Networking-forum-migration-to-Aruba-Airheads-community-Nov/m-p/7150664" target="_blank" rel="noopener">link</A> for more details.<BR /><BR /></P> <P style="margin: 0;">Please click on "Thumbs Up/Kudo" icon to give a "Kudo".</P> <P style="margin: 0;">&nbsp;</P> <P style="margin: 0;">Thank you for being a HPE valuable community member.</P> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:23:31 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/other-hpe-product-questions/how-to-properly-connect-hp-1820-switches-for-optimal-performance/m-p/7231527#M7692 support_s 2024-12-17T03:23:31Z