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    • bingo600B
      bingo600 @johnpoz
      last edited by bingo600

      @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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        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
          last edited by bingo600

          @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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                  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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                        @kiokoman

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

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