11-07-2014 03:53 AM - edited 03-05-2019 12:07 AM
k. This system consists of eight IBM Power 770
UNIX systems, 200 desktop computers running Windows 7 and 3 high capacity printers. The main application runs on the UNIX systems and continually outputs to the 3 printers as insurance
quotation, certificates and so forth are being produced. The 200 users, also located at this office,
access the application using X emulation software on their desktops. Currently, each UNIX system
supports 25 users and has plenty of spare capacity. The LAN consists of a series of hubs and bridges
and runs at 10 Mbits/s. This network is desperately slow and has reached capacity. One of the UNIX
systems also operates as a DNS server providing a naming service for all systems on this LAN
how can i connect this to each other? i use 2 different routers to connect differently the ibm power unix systems and the 200 pcs with 3 printers and 1 dns server?
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11-07-2014 04:33 AM
Perhaps the key element in this description is this " The LAN consists of a series of hubs and bridges ". Part of what this means is that everything operates in half duplex mode and is limited to 10 Meg. You should transition from hubs and bridges to Ethernet switches. The immediate benefit would be the ability to operate in full duplex and at higher speeds. A secondary aspect is that currently the network is flat and everything communicates (and competes for resources) with everything else. As you transition to a switched network it gives you the opportunity to evaluate implementing vlans which reduces the size of the broadcast domain and reduces the competition for certain network resources.
HTH
Rick
11-07-2014 04:33 AM
Perhaps the key element in this description is this " The LAN consists of a series of hubs and bridges ". Part of what this means is that everything operates in half duplex mode and is limited to 10 Meg. You should transition from hubs and bridges to Ethernet switches. The immediate benefit would be the ability to operate in full duplex and at higher speeds. A secondary aspect is that currently the network is flat and everything communicates (and competes for resources) with everything else. As you transition to a switched network it gives you the opportunity to evaluate implementing vlans which reduces the size of the broadcast domain and reduces the competition for certain network resources.
HTH
Rick
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