http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPjI6lnRgY&feature=related 5 things to know about Ehternet
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Max. 8 switches
Zet auto negotiation uit
Zet op half duplex 100MB
Let op latency (elke switch moet weer rekenen (timing)
My thoughts.
First, there are no limits on switched hubs only the media you choose (fiber,copper).
Next, Spanning tree will work if you need.
Next, You need to hard set the full/half duplex so that the autoneg doesn't hang in the event of a power outage. Also, apps don't talk full duplex well if at all so you won't lose speed/efficiency by going 10/100 half duplex. Nail the port to 100/half and leave it. Save the configs for future diags.
Latency may be an issue depending on the apps so keep that in mind when you add nodes.
The good thing is that if a switch goes down you don't have a single point of failure. However, BPDU traffic may be too high to be efficient so watch that too. Collisions are normal so don't panic if you see a lot of red initially. Also during convergence you'll have no traffic flow really.
Just my thoughts.
First, there are no limits on switched hubs only the media you choose (fiber,copper).
Next, Spanning tree will work if you need.
Next, You need to hard set the full/half duplex so that the autoneg doesn't hang in the event of a power outage. Also, apps don't talk full duplex well if at all so you won't lose speed/efficiency by going 10/100 half duplex. Nail the port to 100/half and leave it. Save the configs for future diags.
Latency may be an issue depending on the apps so keep that in mind when you add nodes.
The good thing is that if a switch goes down you don't have a single point of failure. However, BPDU traffic may be too high to be efficient so watch that too. Collisions are normal so don't panic if you see a lot of red initially. Also during convergence you'll have no traffic flow really.
Just my thoughts.
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