Multi-layer/layer3 switch VS. Router

Multi-Layer Switch or Layer3 switch vs. router; How they are different?
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In a router the route calculation and packet processing take place in the software on layer 3. This means that packets need to be moved from the layer 2 hardware interface to layer three and so it takes some time. In a layer 3 Switch Routing calculations takes place at layer 3 in hardware or software, while the actual packet processing takes place at layer 2. The speed gain is accomplished by reducing the amount of features supported and moving as much logic as possible into hardware.

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  • Layer3 switch and router

    I have a network that I need to connect to the internet. All internal vlans point to a couple of layer 3 switches. On the layer 3 switch I connected a router for internet access.
    On the inside interface of the router I gave it an ip address of 10.1.0.1 - this is the ip address I want all my lan traffic to route to for internet access.
    1. Do I have to give the layer 3 switch interface port a static ip address or just connect it with a cable (the other side is the internal interface of the router 10.1.0.1)?
    2. On the layer 3 switch what command do I use to forward all lan traffic to this router, is it "ip route 0.0.0.0. 0.0.0.0 10.1.0.1?
    3. Do I use that above command on both of my layer 3 switches or just the one connected directly to the router?
    Thanks.                 

    I cant even ping the router, not sure what else to do. To make it even simpler I removed the layer 3 switch connected to the router above and now have only one layer 3 switch (10.1.0.6) and still cant ping the router. All internal hosts can communicate with each other, just need to get all the vlans routed to the internet.
    Below I pasted the show run from the layer 3 switch connected to the router and the show ip route and show ip int brief from the router.
    Layer 3 switch:
    hostname Switch
    ip routing
    spanning-tree mode pvst
    interface FastEthernet0/1
    switchport mode access
    interface FastEthernet0/24
    switchport mode access
    interface GigabitEthernet0/1
    switchport access vlan 100
    interface GigabitEthernet0/2
    switchport access vlan 100
    switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
    switchport mode trunk
    interface Vlan1
    no ip address
    shutdown
    interface Vlan10
    description SERVERS_VLAN
    ip address 10.1.10.1 255.255.255.0
    interface Vlan20
    description SALES_VLAN
    ip address 10.1.20.1 255.255.255.0
    interface Vlan30
    description ACCOUNTING_VLAN
    ip address 10.1.30.1 255.255.255.0
    interface Vlan40
    description IT_VLAN
    ip address 10.1.40.1 255.255.255.0
    interface Vlan50
    description VOICE_VLAN
    ip address 10.1.50.1 255.255.255.0
    interface Vlan100
    ip address 10.1.0.6 255.255.255.0
    ip classless
    ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.1.0.1
    line con 0
    line aux 0
    line vty 0 4
    login
    end
    ROUTER:
    interface GigabitEthernet0/0
    ip address 10.1.0.1 255.255.255.0
    duplex auto
    speed auto
    interface GigabitEthernet0/1
    no ip address
    duplex auto
    speed auto
    shutdown
    interface FastEthernet0/0/0
    switchport mode access
    shutdown
    interface FastEthernet0/0/1
    switchport mode access
    shutdown
    interface FastEthernet0/0/2
    switchport mode access
    shutdown
    interface FastEthernet0/0/3
    switchport mode access
    shutdown
    interface Serial0/1/0
    no ip address
    shutdown
    interface Serial0/1/1
    no ip address
    show IP route
    Router#show ip route
    Codes: L - local, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
           D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
           N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
           E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2, E - EGP
           i - IS-IS, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2, ia - IS-IS inter area
           * - candidate default, U - per-user static route, o - ODR
           P - periodic downloaded static route
    Gateway of last resort is not set
         10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks
    C       10.1.0.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
    L       10.1.0.1/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
    Show ip int brief
    Router#show ip int brief
    Interface              IP-Address      OK? Method Status                Protocol
    GigabitEthernet0/0     10.1.0.1        YES manual up                    up
    GigabitEthernet0/1     unassigned      YES unset  administratively down down
    FastEthernet0/0/0      unassigned      YES unset  administratively down down
    FastEthernet0/0/1      unassigned      YES unset  administratively down down
    FastEthernet0/0/2      unassigned      YES unset  administratively down down
    FastEthernet0/0/3      unassigned      YES unset  administratively down down
    Serial0/1/0            unassigned      YES unset  administratively down down
    Serial0/1/1            unassigned      YES unset  administratively down down
    Vlan1                  unassigned      YES unset  administratively down down

  • Multi-Layer switching & cef

    Does anybody have some usefull links or information regarding CEF/Multi-layer switching? How are these features interacting with each other? Key differences?
    Thank's a lot.
    Florian

    Hi Florian,
    Basically in MLS the first packet to reach the destination rill need to be processed by router as it just maintain the caches and so for second packet it gets wr writed in hardware.
    But in CEF even the first packet is hardware switches as it builds the adjacency table and FIB table. Which not only maintains the routing entried but also the arp entried like binding the mac with ip so that even first packet can be hardware switches.
    Have a look at this white paper for CEF
    http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/iosw/iore/tech/cef_wp.htm
    http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat6000/12_1e/swconfig/mls.htm
    http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat6000/12_1e/swconfig/cef.htm#
    HTH
    Ankur

  • Performance of layer 3 switches when they are acting like a router

    Hi everybody
    I want to know what are the performance differences of layer 3 switches when they are acting just like a router with lots of route entries in their routing table in compare to when they are acting in layer 2?
    The layer 3 switch in our case is “WS-C3750X-24T-S”
    I guess there is a difference between these two situations:
    when the switch is acting in layer 3 and just routes packet between different VLAN (in routing table we just have entries for connected interfaces and nothing else)
    when the switch is acting in layer 3 and also has to do routing based on static routes or routes learned via a routing table
    I think in situation 1 the switch performance is just like when it is acting in layer 2 but I don’t know about situation 2. Does anyone know about this?
    Thanks a lot

    Hello.
    Actually there is no difference unless you reach a capacity limit of routing table and other TCAM entries.
    Also you need to note that some IOSs do not support full (but stub only) EIGRP functionality.
    PS: see details regarding routing capacity.

  • Cisco Asa 5505 and Layer 3 Switch With Remote VPN Access

    i got today a new CISCO LAYER 3 Switch .. so here is my scenrio
    Cisco Asa 5505
    I
    Outside  == 155.155.155.x
    Inside  =      192.168.7.1
    VPN POOL Address =   10.10.10.1   -   10.10.10.20
    Layer 3 Switch Config
    Vlan 2
    interface ip address =  192.168.1.1
    Vlan 2
    interface ip address =  192.168.2.1
    Vlan 2
    interface ip address =  192.168.3.1
    Vlan 2
    interface ip address =  192.168.4.1
    Vlan 2
    interface ip address =  192.168.5.1
    ip Routing
    So i want My Remote Access VPN clients to access all this Networks. So Please can you give me a helpfull trick or Link to configure the rest of my routing
    Thank You all

    When My Remote VPN is Connected , it reaches 192.168.7.2 of the Layer 3 VLan that's Connected to The ASA 5505 ,
    But i can't reach the rest of the VLAN - example
    192.168.1.1
    192.168.1.2
    192.168.1.3
    192.168.1.4
    192.168.1.5
    But i can reach the Connected Interface Vlan to My ASA ..
    So here i think iam miss configuration to my Route
    Any Help Please this is urgent

  • Which Switch and Router to choose?

    I am interested in purchasing a Cisco Switch and Router, or possible a Cisco Switch Router.
    However, I am not sure of what model to go with.
    Currently, we have a network with about 200 Workstations and 30 Servers for our Corporation Infrastructure.
    Also, for our lab, we have about 50 Linux Based Servers, and 30 Solaris Based Servers, that are part of our Network. We are a Research and Development Company, and we have had issues with the Lab machines bringing down our network, as well as our corporate network adversely affecting the lab machines. What we would like to do is segment the network so that the different areas will be isolated. However, we also would like to have a lot of control over the traffic that will be able to cross from our network into the lab so that users will still be able to run their tests.
    Security is also an issue, and it would be great to have more control, and a better view of what kind of traffic is running through our network.
    Currently, we have about 8 Gigabyte Switches which are unmanaged (Linksys and NetGear). Our idea was to get a 1 or 2 Cisco Switch Routers, and then split them up into VLANS and cascade our current switches so that we can still make use of them. The other ideas was to just get a Cisco Switch and use our CheckPoint Router/Firewall to do the routing.
    Can you give me any advice as to what model of Cisco Product you would recommend?
    Is it better to go with a Switch Router, or simply get a separate Switch and Router?
    Please note that all of our Machines have 10/100/1000 NICs, so the device will need to be Gigabyte.
    Thanks you so much!

    You have two choices. Either to use a chassis based solution or to use stacable switches such as a 3750. Are all the cat 5(or 5e,6) runs coming into one centralized location ? Or are there separate wiring closets that you plan to put. If then we need to put separate switches at those locations and run fiber back to the central location which has a chassis based or stackable switch.
    If using a chassis based solution, you can get a 4506 (4507 for redundancy, with a redundant supervisor engine). Supervisor engine is nothing but the CPU of the switch. 4506 is a 6 slot modular switch with 2 power supplies for redundancy. You cannot add two Supervisor engines on a 4506 (4507 can).
    Slot 1 is always for supervisor engine, the remaining 5 slots you can fill using 48 port 10/100/1000 modules.(48 * 5 = 240). So your maximum port density is 240 ports on a 4506. (Note that there are 4507, 4510 which are similar models with more slots)
    If using 3750, you can stack upto 9 switches in a stack using stacking cables on the back side of the switch. Each switch will have 48 ports (10/100/1000) and you can stack 5 switches to get 240 ports.
    For the firewall I would recommend using a PIX 515E, (Why go for Checkpoint firewall when you can use all Cisco). For routing between the vlans, the switches that I recommended above are all Layer 3 switches. They will route between the different vlans. You can also configure ACLs to restrict traffic between multiple vlans.
    HTH

  • Dynamic VLAN assignment and Layer 3 switching on 300 series

    I have a SG300-28P switch. I just read in the Administration Guide that, when in Layer 3 mode, the switch doesn't support MAC-based VLAN or Dynamic VLAN Assignment.
    So, in order to assign a client to a VLAN based on their MAC or based on the response of a RADIUS server, we have to disable layer 3 features. Without layer 3 switching, the switch is unable to act as a default gateway and forward packets between VLANs. As a result, the VLANs can't communicate in any way, or access the internet, unless a separate router is connected to every VLAN. Right?
    I'm new to VLAN configuration and layer 3 switching so I wanted to check my understanding. Doesn't this limitation significantly reduce the usefulness of the DVA feature?
    I may well be confused and missing something regarding how this is typically used..

    Hello Glenn,
    Your concept about packet forwarding is correct. With a layer 2 switch, there must be something directing traffic with multiple subnets for intervlan communication or something that provides an IP route to give the request a path back for the request.
    The usefulness for the DVA feature, is not particularly limited to the switch as the switch will correctly assign the VLAN for you, as VS the L3 switch mode, you're dealing with IP addresses. In any scenario, you're going to require a router to get to the internet since the switch does not support NAT.
    Additionally, if you're router does not support VLAN, the L3 switch feature would still be the solution since you should be able to make a static route pointing back to the switch to allow any subnet to traverse the single media. It would still beg the question, how to assign VLAN dynamically.
    The answer, although (in my opinion is terrible) would be GVRP.  But, this application would require ALL of your network cards to be GVRP Enable / Capable which most likely is not the scenario for you (or most anyone else for that matter).

  • HSRP with layer 2 switching

    I configure HSRP on two layer 3 switches (Switch A-Switch B), Sw A is connected to Router A, Sw B is connected to Router B
    But I want to use also the Layer two features of my switch
    - is it possible to use these switches also for LAN ?
    lets say there is a simple LAN with 1 VLAN and 10 PCs. PCs have two ethernet ports, they are directly connected to L3 switches redundantly.
    thanks for helping

    thanks Martin
    I want all of my PCs (total ten) in the same subnet
    so what should I do is:
    1. configure 10 ports of the L3 switch as switchport under VLAN 1 (these ports will conect ten PCs on the same subnet)
    One port of Switch A will be connected to router A (2610),
    One port of Switch B will be connected to router B (2610). So;
    2. Configure one port of the each L3 switches as 'no switch port' and assign IP addresses. Since they are not switchports, I shouldnt create VLAN for them.
    3. Configure HSRP
    4. Configure EIGRP or OSPF
    AFTER ALL: there is one VLAN that connects all PCs,there is one Layer 3 port on each Switches. And systems work :-)
    Could you please confirm If I properly understand your post?
    thank you very much for helping

  • Connect Nexus 5548UP-L3 to Catalyst 3750G-24T-E Layer 3 Switch

    Please help!
    Could anyone out there please assist me with basic configuration between Nexus Switch and Catalyst Switch, so that devices connected on the catalyst switch can talk to devices connected on nexus switch and vice-versa? In my current setup all servers on VLAN 40 are connected on the Catalyst Switch A as shown in the diagram below, and all desktops and all other peripherals are connected on the Catalyst Switch B.  I am required to implement/add a new Nexus Switch 5548 that in the future will replace the Switch A. From now I just need to connect both switches together and start moving the server from Switch A to the Nexus Switch.
    The current network setup is shown as per diagram below:
    SWITCH A – this is a layer 3 switch. All servers are connected to this switch on the VLAN 40.
    SWITCH B – all desktops, VoIP telephones, and printers are connected on tis switch. This switch is also a layer 3 switch.
    I have connected together the Nexus 5548UP and SWITCH A (3750G) using the GLC-T= 1000BASE-T SFP transceiver module for Category 5 copper wire. The new network is shown as per diagram below:
    Below is the configuration I have created in both Switches:
    SWITCH A - 3750G
    interface Vlan40
    description ** Server VLAN **
    ip address 10.144.40.2 255.255.255.128
    ip helper-address 10.144.40.39
    ip helper-address 10.144.40.40
    interface Vlan122
    description connection to N5K-C5548UP Switch mgmt0
    ip address 172.16.0.1 255.255.255.128
    no ip redirects
    interface Port-channel1
    description UpLink to N5K-C5548UP Switch e1/1-2
    switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
    switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,30,40,100,101,122
    switchport mode trunk
    interface GigabitEthernet1/0/3
    description **Connected to server A**
    switchport access vlan 40
    no mdix auto
    spanning-tree portfast
    interface GigabitEthernet1/0/20
    description connection to N5K-C5548UP Switch mgmt0
    switchport access vlan 122
    switchport mode access
    spanning-tree portfast
    interface GigabitEthernet1/0/23
    description UpLink to N5K-C5548UP Switch e1/1
    switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
    switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,30,40,100,101,122
    switchport mode trunk
    channel-group 1 mode active
    interface GigabitEthernet1/0/24
    description UpLink to N5K-C5548UP Switch e1/2
    switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
    switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,30,40,100,101,122
    switchport mode trunk
    channel-group 1 mode active
    N5K-C5548UP Switch
    feature interface-vlan
    feature lacp
    feature dhcp
    feature lldp
    vrf context management
      ip route 0.0.0.0/0 172.16.0.1
    vlan 1
    vlan 100
    service dhcp
    ip dhcp relay
    interface Vlan1
      no shutdown
    interface Vlan40
      description ** Server VLAN **
      no shutdown
      ip address 10.144.40.3/25
      ip dhcp relay address 10.144.40.39
      ip dhcp relay address 10.144.40.40
    interface port-channel1
      description ** Trunk Link to Switch A g1/0/23-24 **
      switchport mode trunk
      switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,30,40,100-101,122
      speed 1000
    interface Ethernet1/1
      description ** Trunk Link to Switch A g1/0/23**
      switchport mode trunk
      switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,30,40,100-101,12
      speed 1000
      channel-group 1 mode active
    interface Ethernet1/2
      description ** Trunk Link to Switch A g1/0/24**
      switchport mode trunk
      switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,30,40,100-101,122
      speed 1000
      channel-group 1 mode active
    interface Ethernet1/3
      description **Connected to server B**
      switchport access vlan 40
      speed 1000
    interface mgmt0
      description connection to Switch A g2/0/20
      no ip redirects
      ip address 172.16.0.2/25
    I get a successful response from Server A when I ping the N5K-C5548UP Switch (VLAN 40 interface (10.144.40.3) .But if I try to ping from Server A to Server B or vice-versa the ping fails. From N5K-C5548UP I can ping successful either Server A or Server B. What am I doing wrong here? Is there any additional configuration that I need to add on the Nexus Switch? Please Help. Thank you.

    no, no secret aukhadiev
    I made a mistake without realising and the interface e1/3 was showing "Interface Ethernet1/3 is down (Inactive)". After spending sometime trying to figure out what was wrong with that interface or switch, it turned out to be that i forgot to add the vlan 40. Now the config looks like this:
    N5K-C5548UP Switch
    feature interface-vlan
    feature lacp
    feature dhcp
    feature lldp
    vrf context management
      ip route 0.0.0.0/0 172.16.0.1
    vlan 1
    vlan 40
    vlan 100
    service dhcp
    ip dhcp relay
    interface Vlan1
      no shutdown
    interface Vlan40
      description ** Server VLAN **
      no shutdown
      ip address 10.144.40.3/25
      ip dhcp relay address 10.144.40.39
      ip dhcp relay address 10.144.40.40
    interface port-channel1
      description ** Trunk Link to Switch A g1/0/23-24 **
      switchport mode trunk
      switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,30,40,100-101,122
      speed 1000
    interface Ethernet1/1
      description ** Trunk Link to Switch A g1/0/23**
      switchport mode trunk
      switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,30,40,100-101,12
      speed 1000
      channel-group 1 mode active
    interface Ethernet1/2
      description ** Trunk Link to Switch A g1/0/24**
      switchport mode trunk
      switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,30,40,100-101,122
      speed 1000
      channel-group 1 mode active
    interface Ethernet1/3
      description **Connected to server B**
      switchport access vlan 40
      speed 1000
    interface mgmt0
      description connection to Switch A g2/0/20
      no ip redirects
      ip address 172.16.0.2/25
    Thank you,
    JN

  • Transparent Deployment Using Layer 4 Switch

    Hi,
    Just want to ask how to deploy WSA Ironport on transparent mode on layer 4 Switch.
    I believe it is just deployed by choosing Layer 4 on Transparent Redirection on WSA Ironport.
    But the question is, what will I need to configure to my Layer 4 switch for it to redirect traffic to WSA?
    I'm trying to connect it to a hp procurve layer 4 switch to use transparent redirection.
    Can someone clarify how to deploy it?
    Thanks

    Make sure your swtich can do it:
    http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Switches-Hubs-Modems-Legacy-ITRC/HP-Procurve-2626-Policy-based-routing/td-p/5421071
    I did some digging and didn't find any decent docs on setting it up... but if you take your drawing from the L4TM question you posted, you want to set up a policy that for the "security vlan" so that all IP traffic on the web ports you want to monitor (80, 443, plus others you might want) gets sent to the IP of the WSAProxy
    Here's a bit I lifted from a post on HP's site:
    http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/S​upportManual/c03015541/c03015541.pdf
    You'll want to have a look through Chapter 8 for the configuration. You've got to basically configure a traffic class, configure policies for it, and then apply it (in this case) to each of the VLANs you want it for.
    What kind of firewall are you using?  If its a Cisco ASA, it would actually be simpler to do WCCP to the WSA...

  • Branch office setup with L3 switch and router with IOS security

    Hello,
    I am in the process of putting together a small branch office network and I am in need of some design advise. The network will support about 10-15 workstations/phones, 3-4 printers, and 4-5 servers. In addition we will eventually have up to 25-30 remote users connecting to the servers via remote access VPN, and there will also be 2-3 site-to-site IPSec tunnels to reach other branches.
    I have a 2911 (security bundle) router and 3560 IP Base L3 switch to work with. I have attached a basic diagram of my topology. My initial design plan for the network was to setup separate VLANs for workstation, phone, printer, and server traffic. The 3560 would then be setup with SVIs to perform routing between VLANs. The port between the router and switch would be setup as a routed port, and static routes would be applied on the switch and router as necessary. The thought behind this was that I'd be utilizing the switch backplane for VLAN routing instead instead of doing router-on-a-stick.
    Since there is no firewall between the switch and router my plan was to setup IOS firewalling on the router. From what I am reading ZBF is my best option for this. What I was hoping for was a way to set custom policies for each VLAN, but it seems that zones are applied per interface. Since the interface between the router and switch is a routed interface, not a trunk/subinterface(s), it doesn't seem like there would be a way for me to use ZBF to control traffic on different VLANs. From what I am gathering I would have to group all of my internal network into one zone, or I would have to scrap L3 switching all together and do router-on-a-stick if I want to be able to set separate policies for each VLAN. Am I correct in my thinking here?
    I guess what I am getting at is that I really don't want to do router-on-a-stick if I have a nice switch backplane to do all of the internal routing. At the same time I obviously need some kind of firewalling done on the router, and since different VLANs have different security requirements the firewalling needs to be fairly granular.
    If I am indeed correct in the above thinking what would be the best solution for my scenario? That is, how can I setup this network so that I am utilizing the switch to do L3 routing while also leveraging the firewall capabilities of IOS security?
    Any input would be appreciated.
    Thanks,
    Austin

    Thanks for the input.
    1. I agree, since I have only three to four printers, they need not be in a separate VLAN. I simply was compartmentalizing VLANs by function when I initially came up with the design.
    2. Here's a little more info on the phone situation. The phones are VoIP. The IP PBX is on premise, but they are currently on a completely separate ISP/network. The goal in the future is to converge the data and voice networks and setup PBR/route maps to route voice traffic out the voice ISP and data traffic out the other ISP. This leads up to #3. 
    3. The reason a router was purchased over a firewall was that ASA's cannot handle routing and dual ISPs very well. PBR is not supported at all on an ASA, and dual ISPs can only be setup in an active/standby state. Also, an ASA Sec+ does not have near the VPN capabilities that the 2911 security does. The ASA Sec+ would support only 25 concurrent IPSec connections while the 2911 security is capable of doing an upwards of 200 IPSec connections.
    Your point about moving the SVI's to a firewall to perform filtering between VLANs makes sense, however, wouldn't this be the same thing as creating subinterfaces on a router? In both cases you are moving routing from the switch backplane to the firewall/routing device, which is what I am trying to avoid.  

  • Switch and Router Redundant Network

    I am trying to learn as much as possible about networking and cisco. I trying to build the following network to practice redundancy. I set up HSRP on my routers because it the only protocol available on packet tracer. The following setup works but how would I go about adding the vlans to switch ALPHA and switch BETA. I would like to use access list for security, for example Sales can't access Accounting but Accounting can access sales. I can do that with one layer 3 switch but how do I do it with 2? Do I add the same VLans to both switches? Should the configurations to both switches be exactly the same? Because I tried that and for some reason the Vlans could not communicate unless I changed the interface to dot1q and trunk mode. I thought it be easier to change all interfaces at one time but when I tried that STP failed. I tried setting only the interfaces being used to dot1q and trunk mode on one switch it worked but as soon as I did it for the other STP failed again. Read layer 3 switches can have HSRP but seems like a waste of a switch. Ive looked online and can't seem to figure it out. So my question is how do I set this up, I would like to add hosts and a server later but I can't even get this to work. Hopefully someone can help me out with this as I find it very interesting and am eager to figure it out. 

    Ok thanks again John. I will set that up as soon as I can. But the issue I was having don't know if its because of HSRP not configured but when I did identical configs on both switches I couldn't ping between Vlans unless I changed the interface, for example the interfaces between Sales to Alpha then Alpha to Marketing, using the command
    Switch(config-if)#int f0/?
    Switch(config-if)#switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
    Switch(config-if)#switchport mode trunk
    for both interfaces.
    It worked ok until I did the same thing for the interfaces between Alpha and Beta then STP turned off and everything started blinking. But I had to because I couldn't get to Accounting without doing that to Beta since STP blocks ports and sends traffic through Beta also.The I tried using the same command on all the interfaces for Vlan switches Sales, Marketing, Acc instead of Alpha or Beta to try something different and same thing happened. Not sure if you know why its happening? Wrong interface encapsulation or mode on either side? needed HSRP? 
    Basically if I change all interfaces on Alpha and Beta to dot1q and trunk mode STP fails or if I change all the interfaces and the bottom switches to dot1q and trunk mode everything also fails.
    I guess I try what you said first if it fails I show you what I'm talking about.
    Thanks, 
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