05-10-2012 03:09 PM - edited 03-07-2019 06:38 AM
Hi all
I have started in a new large company, it has a large WAN, LAN at each site, firewalls, wireless and vpn services.
There is little or poor documentation about the network.
where would you start, I am thinking WAN, get a diagram done with all the connections, ip's , interfaces etc
then the LAN at each site
then the internet services etc.
what would you do ?
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05-10-2012 03:41 PM
Talk to your supervisor or manager and tell him what you are trying to do: network crawl. Maybe someone might have a document hidden somewhere.
By communicating to everyone it will shown them that you have determination and the willingness to learn.
While you are also doing the network crawl, take note of some discrepancies in the configuration and bring this up (with solutions) when possible.
05-10-2012 03:41 PM
Talk to your supervisor or manager and tell him what you are trying to do: network crawl. Maybe someone might have a document hidden somewhere.
By communicating to everyone it will shown them that you have determination and the willingness to learn.
While you are also doing the network crawl, take note of some discrepancies in the configuration and bring this up (with solutions) when possible.
05-10-2012 04:04 PM
To add, I would start slow. As the new guy, the other guys there are set in their ways, in their eyes their way works, has for years. I would get a feel for how co-workers react to suggestions. Dont go in guns a blazing ready to take over the world, if you do, you will get quickly ousted, remember, it works in their eyes. If they wanted it changed, they would of done it themselves.
Just my two cents.
05-12-2012 05:22 AM
Where would it be best I start, look at the wan, addressing on each site, the move to LAN etc ?
05-12-2012 05:24 AM
Start small and easy. Then you add complexity along the way.
Good luck in your new endeavor.
05-12-2012 06:35 AM
I googled
how to properly document a network
First few hits seemed kinda of decent.
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