From: John Arends (arendsj@skokie69.k12.il.us)
Date: Fri Dec 05 2003 - 18:06:53 CST
A few reasons:
1. Cost. You need a lot less networking equipment.
2. Support. Everything is more 'basic' so if something breaks, its easily fixed. Everything is a Layer 1 or 2 problem for the most part.
3. Growth from small to large over time with no real planning taking place. The network is suddenly massive and all on one subnet. Oops.
I'd love to have managed cisco switches in every closet and a different subnet for every department and do a lot of other things that'd make a lot of sense, but for now we have to work with what we have.
>>> "Eric Gauthier" <elg@bu.edu> 12/05/03 17:47 PM >>>
John and Cory,
Most of the networks I've seen are hierarchical with many different subnets.
I'm familiar with the pro's and con's of this type of setup, but not really
with a large flat network. Out of curiosity, what's the driving force
behind doing it this way?
Thanks!
Eric Gauthier
Network Engineer
617-353-8218 ~^~ elg@bu.edu
Boston University - Office of IT
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