On Thursday, 07/21/2011 at 04:15 EDT, "O'Brien, Dennis L" <dennis.l.o'br...@bankofamerica.com> wrote: > I know we could use VLAN?s. The network people would rather spend money on > additional OSA?s.
It is a common (possibly "best") practice to keep Internet and intranet traffic segregated onto separate (not trunked) physical switches. That will preclude any use of VLANs to carry both kinds of traffic and eliminates a potential point of accidental crossover. Also simplifies physical audits of the network. "THAT cable carries Evil Internet traffic. Watch out! Don't get any on you! THAT cable carries Goodness and Light intranet traffic. If the two were to mix.... well, let me just say 'subspace vacuole' and leave it at that." > I?m sure IBM won?t object. We'll suffer through, somehow. :-) Alan Altmark Senior Managing z/VM and Linux Consultant IBM System Lab Services and Training ibm.com/systems/services/labservices office: 607.429.3323 mobile; 607.321.7556 alan_altm...@us.ibm.com IBM Endicott
