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    • johnpozJ
      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @bingo600
      last edited by johnpoz

      @bingo600 said in Help with 8 switch in a ring topology:

      I read the 2 "boxes" on each floor , as representing the fiber interfaces in same switch/stack

      Well that makes much more sense ;) heheheh

      I was thinking the same thing until mentioned east and west.. So I was thinking they were 2 switches one on each side of the floor ;)

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      • bingo600B
        bingo600 @johnpoz
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        @johnpoz said in Help with 8 switch in a ring topology:

        I was thinking the same thing until he mentioned east ans west.. So I was thinking they were 2 switches on on each side of the floor ;)

        That would leave some (most) IOT units "speachless" 😊

        But now that you mention east/west ... 100/200.
        I hope not ..... Unless he's linking east/west via copper , and this is just showing the fiber patch.

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @bingo600
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          Exactly - which was like what... So yeah if connections off the same switch on each floor then yeah makes sense and you have 2 paths in case of problem with 1 of the switches..

          With very low bandwidth requirements - nothing wrong with doing it that way I guess. I would still have runs to each switch (if possible)..

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          • bingo600B
            bingo600 @johnpoz
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            @johnpoz said in Help with 8 switch in a ring topology:

            I guess. I would still have runs to each switch (if possible)..

            They prob haven't got the fibers for it.
            This is prob. an addon , and most fibers are reserved/used for other stuff.

            See my edit in the post above ...
            You made me doubt now ...

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            • kiokomanK
              kiokoman LAYER 8 @bingo600
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              there is 1 switch on every floor. port 25 go to the switch below, port 27 go to the switch on the upper floor.

              .100 ----copper ---> switch <---copper------ .200 port 25/27 up/down fiber
              i will add a second switch to the SPOF

              they are preparing all the switch in a lab to take the test and the first configuration

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              • bingo600B
                bingo600 @kiokoman
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                @kiokoman
                So everything will reside in the 172.16.x.x/16 range , including switch mgmt ?

                All in a single "default vlan" ?

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                • bingo600B
                  bingo600 @kiokoman
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                  @kiokoman

                  Is this a "floor layout" ?

                  kioko.png

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                  • kiokomanK
                    kiokoman LAYER 8 @bingo600
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                    @bingo600 Immagine.jpg

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                    • bingo600B
                      bingo600 @kiokoman
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                      @kiokoman

                      Does that mean there's 3 switches on each floor ?
                      The "Red dot" fiber connected switch , and then the copper connected IOT switches 100 & 200 ??

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                      • kiokomanK
                        kiokoman LAYER 8 @bingo600
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                        @bingo600
                        i selected a random picture from your program...
                        there is 1 switch x floor

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                          bingo600 @kiokoman
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                          @kiokoman

                          Ahh so that was just a "Dia drawing test" 👍

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