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Acceptable MLS Topologies
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F I G U R E 7 . 7
Router on a stick
F I G U R E 7 . 8
Multiple switches, one router
VLAN10
VLAN50
FE0/0.10
FE0/0.50
FE0/0
RouterA
Switch1
Enable packet
Candidate packet
HostA
HostD
VLAN10
HostA
HostB
HostC
HostD
HostE
HostF
VLAN50
VLAN10
VLAN50
VLAN10
VLAN50
FE0/0.10
FE0/0
FE0/0.50
Candidate packet
Enable packet
Switch1
RouterA
Switch2
Switch3
ISL trunk
ISL trunk
X marks the spot of the packet
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