Internetworking question

[bruinator]

I am trying to set up a my environment for internetworking and am hoping if someone could look at the topology I am thinking on using below was the way to go. Would this way be the best way to solve any connectivity, reliability, network management, and flexibility issues that may have come up?

Are there certain services and software packages needed? I am not really familiar yet with OSI so if someone can help out with that that would be great.

The file I am adding is a zip file so it will have to be unzipped.

http://www.sharebigfile.com/file/2135/internetworking2.zip.html

I would be extremely greatful for any help given. thanks a lot.

[bruinator]

Can I get an answer please?

[bAdWaYz]

Are you going to school for this?

[bruinator]

no and it's not my homework. It's just something I am trying to learn to advance my career. May I ask why you ask that? Can you please tell me what you think? I would be extremely greatful.

[bAdWaYz]

The reason I ask is because CTH is not here to help people with homework. We are here to provide people help with networks or networking systems that are already in place. I we had to answer every homework question that came along we wouldn't have time and may miss a question from a user that needs help with an exsisting network. A tech help site helps with tech issues we don't help with homework answers. Seeing as how this isn't a homework question you may indeed find help here. If a member or mod wants to answer so be it. I can tell you however that many of our members and mod's are people in the business and they had to learn what they know from many hours or reading and training on the job. If they are nice enough to help you out with this question be thankful. Back when I was getting my feet wet I wish people would have just handed me the answers but it didn't work out that way for me.

[bruinator]

So, What you are saying eventhough I have down extensensive reading and training and trying to get an answer from this site I am unable to get any help? If that is the case you are moderating a site that doesn't set out to do what it states out to do help users who have troubles and need help getting answers.

[bAdWaYz]

I never said you can't get help here. What I said was...

Seeing as how this isn't a homework question you may indeed find help here

Anyone here at CTH that wishes to answer your question can help you. Any member or mod that wants to help you out with this question can feel free to help you all they want.

[bruinator]

Oh, I see. You, as a mod, choose not to help me out. Is that what your are saying if I am reading your reponse correctly?

[Archangel122184]

This reads very much like a homework question, especially given the image you've provided.

Some comments on your setup though.

First, it won't work. You have redundant links which will cause packets to go around in cirectly like a merry-go-round. Since your 2 switches are connected to eachother, have the servers connect to both will cause problems.

Second, VLANs are powerful, but only usable when you are trying to create a network hierarchy. (e.g. to keep the servers entirely separate from the workstations except through tcp/ip... which is handled by the router).

From your diagram, the best way I can recomend you setting this up is to put the workstation on one switch, the servers on the other and since you are using managed switches use port trunking and run multiple lines between the two switches to reduce bottlenecking.