And how do you feel when client tell you that you don't have a connection from SW-476 to SW-145? "Well you see, there are plenty of boxes out there (couple hundreds) you don't expect that everything must be perfect right? Anyhow I was very tired that day...."
The point is, I am not looking for a program that will design the network instead of me, just a little sanity check. I agree that head, whiteboard, marker, sharp pencil :) are very valuable but those were on my list anyway :) On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Jens Link <[email protected]> wrote: > Pavel Dimow <[email protected]> writes: > >> Hi, >> >> I am wondering what tools you consider most valuable when designing big >> network from scratch or perform a migration? > > White board and a digital camera to document the drawings. Pen and paper > are also a very important tool. > >> For example I would like to know is there a tool that will perform >> basic sanity checks like network equipment without redundant link or >> without link at all... > > Well there is my head and a couple of years experience. ;-) > >> I know that the one who design a network have to consider all this >> issues but some automatic check will save some time for sure... > > Discuss your design with others. There is always more than one way to > design a network. > > Jens > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > | Foelderichstr. 40 | 13595 Berlin, Germany | +49-151-18721264 | > | http://blog.quux.de | jabber: [email protected] | ------------------- | > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >
