Mark, I should have mentioned, switch1 is at a campus site (100meters), and switch4 is at a remote site. And exactly switch3 was added because they ran out of ports. At the moment there is no problems, however the Internet connection is to be added soon. The reason for putting it at the location of switch4, that is the only location DSL is available.
Hope you had a Great Easter KM >From: "Mark Odette II" >Reply-To: "Mark Odette II" >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Switch Design Question [7:39888] >Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 15:59:18 -0500 > >I was gonna say, perhaps the Switch2 has a Fiber connection, and thus the >Switch3 was put in place because of lacking port density. Is it going to >be >cost effective to by a replacement larger switch with a Fiber port on >it -just- so you can consolidate space/hops?? Of course, this is assuming >that the distance b/t SW1 and SW2 is more than 100 meters, perhaps between >buildings. If this is not the case, and the Fiber is simply providing a >"Fast" Switch-to-Switch uplink and they are within the same closet... I >would think that, providing "Money is not an issue", than why not >consolidate all switches into one big switch. > >I agree though... if it's just a thang about speed to the 'Net.... then the >Switches are the least of your worries... unless they are old, flaky, >begging to be decommissioned so they can RIP :) > >I guess the big question is, where is each switch Geographically located, >and of course... "What Problem Are You Trying To Solve?!?!" :-) > >Happy Easter folks! (for those who observe it) > >Mark > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of >Howard C. Berkowitz >Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 10:22 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Switch Design Question [7:39888] > > >At 9:26 AM -0500 3/29/02, KM Reynolds wrote: > >Hi All, > > > >I am looking at this configuration: > > > >[PC]---[Switch1]---Fiber---[Switch2]---[Switch3]---[WirelessBridge]---dista >nce2miles---[WirelessBridge]---[4Switch10Mb]---[Router]---[ISPInternet] > > > >The switches are all consist of 10Mb ports. The question. Whould it not >be > >a better design to take out switch2 and switch3 and replace it with one > >switch with more ports. This would elimate one switch to traverse when >the > >clients are accessing the Internet. > > > >Any thoughts on this or if you see other things that may help with the > >design. > > > >TIA > >KM > >Possibly. But the largest source of delay is probably your Internet >link, unless it's 10 Mbps or faster. > >Some of the questions to answer about replacing the switches: > Do the separate switches pass traffic (e.g., printer) that stays in > their workgroup? > > Are there any distance restrictions between switch 2 and 3? > > Do separate switches help you distinguish between business units? > > Is the required number of ports due to increase, so you need to > add capacity? _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=39944&t=39888 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
