On Thu, 2002-08-29 at 15:30, lbilyeu wrote: > I'm probably going to have less than 253 computers connected to my LEAF. > More likely, there will be a maximum of 5. > > If I define my internal network as being a Class C: > net addr: 192.42.97.16 /29 > mask: 255.255.255.248 > broadcast: 192.42.97.23 > Hosts: 17-22 > > Is there an advantage or disadvantage to choosing a smaller class C > sub-net than /24? > > What is your opinion? >
Having a lot of computers on one big subnet is bad. Having a few computers in one big subnet or one small subnet doesn't matter. Routing several small subnets together can be annoying, but can help with security (if each small subnet needs a different policy). Re-addressing everything because you need to make the subnet bigger is very annoying. -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture... ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
