On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:42, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello. Looking for input on our current/proposed network. > > We have 10 sites. Each site is connected via T1 lines. There is a router > at each site that handles the routing. > > We are replacing the T1 lines with fiber. The company leasing us the fiber > is handing off an ethernet port at each site (all layer 2). > > My question is... Our current WAN setup with the T1s looks like this: > > Main Site (172.20.x.x) ------ T1 Wan link (192.168.x.x) ------ Remote Site > (172.21.x.x) > > The WAN link itself is on it's own network. > > When setting up the Fiber, because layer 2, I do NOT have to have a > seperate network for that WAN link anymore. I can set it up like: > Main Site (172.20.x.x) ------ Fiber Link ------- Remote Site (172.21.x.x) > > The downside with this is, broadcasts would still travel over the Fiber > link since the WAN link is not on a seperate network. It does however, > simplify things for me a bit. > > The question is, which of the two methods would you use? Putting the > Fiber WAN link on it's own network or, not? > > One other question. Since my HP switches at the main/remote sites are able > to do IP Routing, would you also remove the routers (which are needed with > the current T1 WAN links) completly from the enviroment and do all routing > at the switch level? I'm leaning towards doing this and ditching the > routers. > > Thanks. > J
1) If you've got an IP numbering scheme that works for you at all of your sites currently, why change it? 2) How big are the sites, and do you have an idea of what current broadcast traffic is at each site? Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
