Do I need a router

[arfg]

Hi,
I am investigating the following oppertunity:

we have a WAN with for example a C-class of public IP's.

<wan>- Main Switch –- Switch A
                    |
                Switch B

a) The IP's are spread over Switch A & B (C....) All connected to the main switch.

b) The clients connected to Switch A & B (C....) get the external address (no NAT)

c) The Switches are Layer3

Question:

Will The clients in Switch A be able to connect to the clients on Switch B without going through the WAN ?</wan>

[Metu69salemi]

answering would be simplier if you have had router. with router wan-link would be unused in this scenario

L2/L3 switch should have same functionality, it looks arp table where is this ip-address and send the packet straight there.

Answer in short: you should be ok without router

[arfg]

Ok thanks