Connecting Two Procurve 2510-24 Switches

[raiders20]

I would like to know the steps I need to take to connect two Procurve 2410-24 switches together on the same network.

Here is my basic design.

DSL Modem>SonicWall Router>Switch1>Switch2>Servers,PCS,Printers,ETC.

Thanks in advance.

[paulgear]

Hi raiders20,

If you only plan to connect them with one cable, and there are no VLANs or anything else, there is nothing you need to do. If you can connect them via a compliant Ethernet run, they should just work.

If you want to use more than one cable, you will need to set up LACP or STP.

[raiders20]

Hi Paul,

  Thank you for the clarification. Next question. I do only want to connect them with one cable. Do I need to connect them using one of the existing 24 ports or can I use port 25 on both switches to make the connection?

Thanks

[paulgear]

Hi raiders20,

Port 25 would be far preferable for connecting your two switches, because it is 1000 Mbps on the 2510-24, whereas ports 1-24 are 100 Mbps.