Bridge/VLAN can easily become a nightmare to manage. I have helped 5+ customers get away from this method...and their management of the network became easier.
With VLAN's you are not minimizing the broadcast traffic and other potentials. This is also a small waste of wireless spectrum. The only acceptable bridging I would ever do is from client to ap, then route from there (some client devices don't do routing). I have about 2-300 clients in this method...and it is still a major pain in the ass trying to figure out who is who. We are probably going to move to PPPoE for those. Regards, Chuck Hogg Shelby Broadband 502-722-9292 [email protected] http://www.shelbybb.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Nash - Lists Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:40 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Routing / Bridging / VLAN Use Opinion #1. Anybody with large bridged systems? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Faisal Imtiaz" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Routing / Bridging / VLAN Use > ..... Route from Day One..... why pickup bad habits bridging ..... > > > :) > > Faisal > > On 4/14/2010 1:27 PM, Mark Nash - Lists wrote: >> Routing vs. Bridging is an easy discussion... >> >> Bridge until you get a certain number of subs then route. Traffic >> isolation, minimize broadcast storms, etc. >> >> Route if you have multiple backhauls to a site. >> >> However, I have heard of WISPs with thousands of subscribers bridging >> with >> VLANs to do traffic isolation. >> >> Anyone care to share on this topic your experience either way? >> >> I'm considering a change in our routing infrastructure. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
