all documents seen about the subject say that environments developed were done using Cisco 5000 or higher as VMPS server. I tried Open VMPS for testing but I would like to put the "MAC addresses - VLAN" database inside a Cisco device. Does any body of you know whether also the 4006 can act as server maybe running a specific version of CatOS or higher?
Which is odd, because you can make a cat2948G into a VMPS server, which is a fixed config "4000" series device. IIRC, some of the other fixed config "4000" series devices could also do it.
But as far as I know, there is no IOS based vmps server code, so the
4500 is out. Your choices are really a 5000 or like I said, a cat2948G.
Clearly, its not very well supported by Cisco, and pretty much out of the view of mainstream.
My guess is that cisco put it in at the request of a /big/ customer and did not really supported it otherwise.
I have never liked the look of it due to it's complexity. The technology is not scalable to enterprise networks due the requirement to have L2 VLANS spread over the areas in which connectivity is required. This is not the modern way:-)
I think the OP is me... Well due to the fact that different work groups belonging some times to different companies operate in the same building, I would like to separate and distinguish who can reach what.
I know that 802.1x should be the target but I'm not too confident with it and with radius servers. Moreover with VLANS I can reduce broadcast domains and that's good.
I can use OpenVMPS but seen I spent, or will spend, thousands of euros for Cisco devices I would like to use them at the best.
One more question can 802.1x manage VLANs? Or to use the benefits of VLANs I need to have to parallel systems working at the same time?
I have already a "2 systems" right now; I mean I want that each PC identified by the MAC address falls into the VLAN I want and receives the IP I configured for it. So I need to maintain 2 databases.... :(
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