Re: [Hampshire] HP ProCurve switch, VLAN configuration.

2011-12-20 Thread Steven Swann
On 12/20/2011 06:08 PM, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: On 20 December 2011 17:30, Steven Swann wrote: Notes below, thanks again for the response... HLUG is much better than the HP support forum :) On 12/20/2011 05:15 PM, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: On 20 December 2011 16:06, Steven Swann wr

Re: [Hampshire] HP ProCurve switch, VLAN configuration.

2011-12-20 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
On 20 December 2011 17:30, Steven Swann wrote: > Notes below, thanks again for the response... HLUG is much better than the > HP support forum :) > > > On 12/20/2011 05:15 PM, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: >> >> On 20 December 2011 16:06, Steven Swann >>  wrote: >>> >>> The user manuals can be foun

Re: [Hampshire] HP ProCurve switch, VLAN configuration.

2011-12-20 Thread Steven Swann
Notes below, thanks again for the response... HLUG is much better than the HP support forum :) On 12/20/2011 05:15 PM, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: On 20 December 2011 16:06, Steven Swann wrote: The user manuals can be found here: http://h2.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentInde

Re: [Hampshire] HP ProCurve switch, VLAN configuration.

2011-12-20 Thread Steven Swann
Thanks for getting back to me, I have added some notes below. On 12/20/2011 04:54 PM, Vic wrote: NB: All of the following might be wrong, as it's a while since I set up a ProCurve. I am able to set up three different VLANs, one for internet, one for users and one for development. The problem i

Re: [Hampshire] HP ProCurve switch, VLAN configuration.

2011-12-20 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
On 20 December 2011 16:06, Steven Swann wrote: > The user manuals can be found here: > > http://h2.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=125&prodTypeId=12883&prodSeriesId=329892 > > There are actually about 5 differ

Re: [Hampshire] HP ProCurve switch, VLAN configuration.

2011-12-20 Thread Vic
NB: All of the following might be wrong, as it's a while since I set up a ProCurve. > I am able to set up three different VLANs, one for > internet, one for users and one for development. The problem is that I > want to allow both the users and developers access to the internet VLAN > since this

Re: [Hampshire] HP ProCurve switch, VLAN configuration.

2011-12-20 Thread Steven Swann
The user manuals can be found here: http://h2.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=125&prodTypeId=12883&prodSeriesId=329892 There are actually about 5 different manuals for each switch, getting started, advance

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Idiots guide to Ethernet Switch failover needed.

2011-12-20 Thread hantslug
On Tuesday 20 December 2011 15:03:00 Paul Stimpson wrote: > >The problem is, if I fail to get the concept across correctly, actual > >lives might be lost!!!  (It is going to be used in a safety related > >communications system) > >It is the job of the other person to decide if equipment X is good >

Re: [Hampshire] HP ProCurve switch, VLAN configuration.

2011-12-20 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
On 20 December 2011 14:17, Steven Swann wrote: > Hello all, > > Does anybody here have any experience in setting up VLANs on a HP ProCurve > switch? I am able to set up three different VLANs, one for internet, one for > users and one for development. The problem is that I want to allow both the >

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Idiots guide to Ethernet Switch failover needed.

2011-12-20 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
On 20 December 2011 15:03, Paul Stimpson wrote: > > > James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>I have been given the task of explaining Layer 3 Ethernet switch >>failover to a person who knows nothing about Ethernet or TCP/IP. > >>I made a stab at explaining HSRP and VRRP and why avoiding the "a

Re: [Hampshire] HP ProCurve switch, VLAN configuration.

2011-12-20 Thread Chris Malton
Hi Steven, Are you able to share a model number or a link to the manual with us? I'd be lost without the manual for the Netgear ones. I'll try and take a look tonight if I get time (got IPsec issues of my own to sort out!). Chris On Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:40 +, Steven Swann wrote:

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Idiots guide to Ethernet Switch failover needed.

2011-12-20 Thread Paul Stimpson
James Courtier-Dutton wrote: >Hi, > >I have been given the task of explaining Layer 3 Ethernet switch >failover to a person who knows nothing about Ethernet or TCP/IP. >I made a stab at explaining HSRP and VRRP and why avoiding the "alone, >alone" scenario is a good idea etc., but lets just sa

Re: [Hampshire] HP ProCurve switch, VLAN configuration.

2011-12-20 Thread Steven Swann
Hello Chris, Thank you for getting back to me. I should have mentioned that the switches are intelligent switches with routing functionality switched on. I have given each of the VLANs a different subnet address. What I am actually trying to do is seperate the users and the developers buy pl

Re: [Hampshire] HP ProCurve switch, VLAN configuration.

2011-12-20 Thread Chris Malton
Hi Steven, The problem is in what you're trying to do: Route with a switch. There's a couple of ways to fix it. If they're all in the same subnet, then you can usually* cheat somewhat by putting ports in both the internet and user or internet and dev groups, but it's the "wrong" way to do it,

[Hampshire] HP ProCurve switch, VLAN configuration.

2011-12-20 Thread Steven Swann
Hello all, Does anybody here have any experience in setting up VLANs on a HP ProCurve switch? I am able to set up three different VLANs, one for internet, one for users and one for development. The problem is that I want to allow both the users and developers access to the internet VLAN since

[Hampshire] [OT] Idiots guide to Ethernet Switch failover needed.

2011-12-20 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
Hi, I have been given the task of explaining Layer 3 Ethernet switch failover to a person who knows nothing about Ethernet or TCP/IP. I made a stab at explaining HSRP and VRRP and why avoiding the "alone, alone" scenario is a good idea etc., but lets just say, knowledge was not transferred! The p

Re: [Hampshire] Database design for an address book

2011-12-20 Thread Jacqui Caren
On 20/12/2011 12:56, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: On 20 December 2011 11:15, Jacqui Caren wrote: I dont have any free time right now but I will see if $boss is OK with publishing the address dedupe code that was so usefull in this app. I bet that dedupe code turned out to be not quite as si

Re: [Hampshire] Database design for an address book

2011-12-20 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
On 20 December 2011 11:15, Jacqui Caren wrote: > > I dont have any free time right now but I will see if $boss is OK with > publishing > the address dedupe code that was so usefull in this app. > I bet that dedupe code turned out to be not quite as simple as you thought. -- Please post to: Hamps

Re: [Hampshire] Database design for an address book

2011-12-20 Thread Jacqui Caren
On 19/12/2011 20:39, Andy Smith wrote: It will still be the most complex set of relationships in the application as it stands (there are some three way joins in other parts), but I guess that is human beings for you; always complicate matters. :) DO not forget many clients will ask for features