Re: Switch connections

From: Skylar Thompson (skylar_at_os2.dhs.org)
Date: 12/23/03 

Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 02:06:50 GMT

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 11:54:10 -0500, N! Xau <nxauNO_SPAM_PLEASE@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm not sure to be in the right ng, if not please point me to a proper one.
>
> My question is:
> I've got 3 Linksys Etherfast II 10/100 switches to create a network.
> One is a 16-port and two are 24-port. Router is connected to a T1. I was
> thinking to connect to switch 1:
> - the router
> - switch 2
> - switch 3
> - my server
> - some important devices (network printers)
> and then connect all computers to switch 2 and 3
>
> I need an opinion about this configuration and also know if choosing a port
> or another matters.

This looks good. If these switches have dedicated uplink ports you should
use those rather than the regular ports, as these are often faster and
won't use up your regular ports. 

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