Sounds to me like some well placed switches with vlans is all you need. We have standardized on the HP switches and have been very happy. You could really just create multiple VLANS and route between them, eliminating broadcast traffic from one site to the other over your fiber. We have 6 buildings, all fiber connected, and only using switches to connect each one. Each building has a class B network address, the backbone has a class C. We use only one CipaFilter to filter/firewall all the traffic. I also has VPN capabilities. Not knowing exactly how your network is setup makes it a bit tough to make clear suggestions. If your security cameras are plugged into plain switches, that cannot do VLANs can create a problem in the design.
Steve Carrington Murphysboro CUSD #186 Unit Office 819 Walnut Street Murphysboro, IL 62966 V - 618-684-3781 F - 618-684-2465 "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Niehaus" <cnieh...@altamont.k12.il.us> To: "Tech-Geeks Mailing List" <tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 9:20:00 PM Subject: [tech-geeks] Router Suggestions OK - My network has grown in complexity and traffic in that I need to look at a SERIOUS router. I know there are schools bigger than mine that have a robust network with reliable connections. I need to know what to get to do that. What router(s) would I need to effectively support: 350+ computers now - maybe 700 in a few years Novell SLED10 Network (IP Based) An IP Security Camera system that the installers would like to VPN and tunnel their traffic. If possible handle a class B of IP addresses Do NAT / Port redirects that let me point an outside address to a private IP (On some security Cameras) - BE ROCK SOLID and reliable. OK guys - what is working for you? PS - The network is really on great big LAN - 2 buildings with a fiber optic cable (single mode) connecting them. Almost all the IP's are static. Thanks in advance. Charlie Niehaus Altamont Unit #10 Community Unit Schools 7 S. Ewing Street Altamont, IL 62411 Voice: 618-483-6193 ext. 238 Fax: 618-483-5399 Web: www.altamont.k12.il.us | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
