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ISP to Router

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So we have two 500Mbps circuits that are both /27's from our ISPs and they are both setup the same as follows:

1.  cable from the ISP router goes to a 2960x, 2960x has no config on port from ISP

2.  2960x port with no config goes to an Ecessa Powerlink

3.  Ecessa Powerlink's go to a pair of firewalls

This setup is working fine and have no issues.  

The issue we are having is that we have a 5500 series router that is currently setup with Verizon to provide an APN.  The APN provides direct access to mobile devices like laptops back to our network using built-in cellular modems in the laptop.  We call Verizon and they configure the IMEI of the SIM card to the APN.  This APN is currently using a separate circuit than the two previously mentioned.  I want to replace this circuit (20Mbps) with the two 500Mbps circuits.  I know the configs I need to change on the router, but not sure if the 2960x can pass the IP to the router since it's only a L2 device.

On the APN router we will need two interfaces, gi0/0/2 and gi0/0/3 configured as L3, and each coming from each of the 2960x's.

For example gi0/0/2 will be 67.67.67.67 255.255.255.224 and gi 0/0/3 will be 189.189.189.189 255.255.255.224

Should I just setup an SVI? Any suggestions?

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Hello,

as far as I recall, the 2960-X has (limited) routing capabilities, and does provide support for 16 static routes, provided you are running the 'lanbase-default' template. Issue the 'show sdm prefer' command to verify which template is activated.

Check if you can enable 'ip routing' globally. If it takes that command, you could indeed create SVIs.

That said, with the APN directly connected to the switch(es), that would bypass your firewalls ? What firewalls are those ? Can you not connect the APN to the firewalls ? Just a thought...

Find below, for reference, the Catalyst 2960-X Switch Routing Configuration Guide:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst2960x/software/15-0_2_EX/routing/configuration_guide/b_rt_152ex_2960-x_cg/b_rt_152ex_2960-x_cg_chapter_010.html

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