[ILUG] [OT] Cascading switches

From: Conor Daly (conor.daly at domain oceanfree.net)
Date: Fri 10 Aug 2001 - 09:32:29 IST


Some comes to mind. I'm looking at setting up a couple of small computer
labs with a single server shared between two or more labs. Rather than
run each lab off a different NIC in the server, I'm thinking of a switch
at the server with each lab running off its own switch (cascaded off the
server switch). Is that horrible? Do I lose any benefit of a 100Mb
network by going such a route? Would I be better off with 10Mb hubs?

       --------
      | server |____Internet
      |________|
          |
       ----------
      | switch 0 |
      |__________|
       | | | | ----------
       | | | |___| switch 1 |____________ lab 1
       | | | |__________|
       | | |
       | | | ----------
       | | |______| switch 2 |____________ lab 2
       | | |__________|
       | |
       | | ----------
       | |_________| switch 3 |____________ lab 3
       | |__________|
       |
       |

Know what I mean?

Conor

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