Invisible wrote:
>> They are freaking reliable routing switches with world-reputation
>> support. Yes, that costs money.
> 
> That's true - but it's also true that the switches we've already got
> have run for 10 years without one single reliability issue.

The people at HQ also want to be sure that you'll run next 10 years the
same way - without problems and need to upgrade.

>> It makes the network more controllable and logical (or to be precise, it
>> makes getting the network more controllable and logical possible). And
>> it increases security, if made correctly.
> 
> I don't see it.
> 
> I mean, if we had one group of nodes that talk to each other and don't
> talk to anything else much, putting them onto a seperate subnet would
> make a lot of sense. But that isn't the case. We have 50 PCs and 4
> servers. All 50 PCs talk to the same 4 servers and the Internet. I fail
> to see how subnetting does *anything* in this situation other than
> adding unecessary complexity.

You'll probably have the servers on different subnet than the
workstations (basic categorizing). If you'll some day (or already, I
just don't think you do) have some slower link, you don't want the bits
to run via it, if not necessary.

And if the HQ is planning to get you all to one big firm-wide network,
it will ease up with subnets.

>> They are making theier job (and yours too) more stable. It's a bit more
>> work to configure the system and some work to maintain it, but it
>> reduces big problems.
> 
> Such as?

Categorizing, as I said. Servers in one place (just like physical),
workstations in another, active devices in third, etc.

>> And yes, I'd love to get Catalyst to be the base of my homenet. But
>> because of the price I'll probably have to just get 1800-series Procurve.
> 
> Your home network must be *much* bigger than mine. ;-)
> 
> [Mine has 3 nodes.]

No, not yet so much bigger. I just like to have the control (besides I
like IOS) ;).

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