Man, you aren't asking much, are you? ;-) Ok, here's the order I'd do things in...
First things first, get that firewall in place. You don't list what their internet connectivity is, but if they bought a PIX, it's safe to assume that they have a persistent connection, and that being true, they're really hanging it out there for someone to cut off, so to speak. Network security is always a primary concern, and the firewall won't take alot of time to set up. Not setting it up could be very costly. If they already have a light(er)-weight firewall like a Linux host running IP chains or IP tables, replacing this first will save your users down-time later because you can pre-configure your internet rulebase/access in preparation for your private addressing. Next, I'd do the DHCP and Private Addressing. These go hand in hand, and since your firewall is now in place, you can do the NAT/PAT translations as needed and not have to rethink these later. Third, get Exchange up and running. If it's going on a different system than Quick mail is running on, great! Now you can get them running in parallel, and move users accounts over one at a time or in batches. There are probably tools out there to do the mailbox format conversion. Now that your network is secure at layer3/4, you can focus on the nitty-gritty of the user data. (Oh yeah, don't forget that backup!!!) It's a 10,000 foot view, but that's how I'd do it. I'm not really a MAC guy, but I'd venture a guess that most or all of your MAC's run TCP/IP and support DHCP, so from an L3/4 standpoint, they're really no different than your PC's. When doing multiple projects like this, I tend to work along the OSI model. If the wiring is horrible, or the NIC's are all old 10Base2 nics and have transceivers to hook them to your BaseT network, take care of the layer 1 stuff first. Next, if the network is all unmanaged hubs, and your network is one gigantic broadcast domain, start installing switches to quiet down the network. Next, get VLANs/routing/security in place for Layer3/4. Next, work on the "upper layers" where all of your apps and data live and talk. Just my $0.02 worth. HTH, Kelly Cobean, CCNP, CCSA, ACSA, MCSE, MCP+I Network Engineer AT&T Government Solutions, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kevin O'Gilvie Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 9:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Here we go again ( Pix 515) [7:49492] Dear All, I am jumping into a similar mess as when I started at my current company, but this time the Macs out number the PC's. Well here is the scoop: 180 Macs 50 PC's Static Ip's No DHCP No FW Quick Mail Server and a whole bunch of other nasty things.. - They just purchases a Pix 515 - They just bought Exchange 5.5 My projects are: Set up DHCP Set up Pix Set up Private Addressing Set up Exchange Migrate them from Quick Mail etc etc I have done this before but maybe you guys can help as to how I should go about this the quickest. Thanks, Kevin _________________________________________________________________ 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=49499&t=49492 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
