12 of them are on the same physical segment with the ethernet traffic of all 12 visible to the other 12 and still get EVERYONE out to the corporate WAN and Internet. What network devices(router, switch, hub)do you employ where and what option do you make sure that at least one of them has before you buy?
2006-10-10 11:30:00 · 2 answers · asked by bmwsaabblack 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
There are a lot of variables at work here. I'll try to guess what they are getting at.
Right off the bat in order to access the Internet you will need a router. To segment the 12 users but make them all visible i'll go with a hub and to create the logical lan i would go with a switch.
2006-10-10 13:00:08 · answer #1 · answered by Bob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't give enough information for a complete response. First, with 1000 users you must have something already in place. What is your current infrastructure (hardware, software, etc.). What is your physical topology (where is everything physically located)? What is your logical topology (subnets, etc.)? Are your physical units separated by large distances? What are your bandwidth requirements between segments? Are you needing to design the entire network, or just this one segment?
This sounds like an exam question for class, rather than a real-life scenario. No one with that kind of real responsibility would be asking this question.
2006-10-10 12:17:37 · answer #2 · answered by antirion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋