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| 119727 | 2003-02-09 18:40:00 | Can anyone tell me if this (sal.neoburn.net) setup would work? Would all the computers be able to connect to the game server, either through DNS or packet forwarding (a hell of a lot of forwarding), or would it be better off having both servers connected directly to the switch (and possibly to each other via a crossover cable, as I'll be reading files off the game server from the web/file server. Also, is there a limit to the number of computers you can connect to a switch? And if so, how much would it cost to get a 100MB/s switch/multiple switches that took up to 30 computers? Thanks in advance Agent |
agent (30) | ||
| 119728 | 2003-02-09 19:17:00 | Hi Agent, Are you going to be running DHCP from the Web/File Server? All computers need to connect to the Games server so that should be directly accessible on the LAN. If you are running DHCP and the games PC's need to access files off the Web/File server that too should be accessible directly from the LAN. All switches generally have one port that is an uplink port which can be used to join another switch, but I think that the cable needs to be a crossover for that link. Quite a hassle, but it may well be an idea to map the MAC addresses for each PC as well for your DNS. Anything that can reduce excess noise on the LAN will help the speed. 30 machines doing ARP requests could slow things done a tad :) |
Gorela (901) | ||
| 119729 | 2003-02-10 07:11:00 | So the game server will be directly connected to the switch, and the file/web server can also run DHCP or DNS - but does that require that computers log on to a domain, or is specifying a workgroup and to obtain an IP enough to get the file/web/DNS (or DHCP, whichever is better... any help here?) to give out IPs to all computers when they boot. also, i see that you can connect a switch to a switch, but do switches come with a limited number of ports - eg 10, 20, etc? and also, would mac computers be able to connect directly onto this network, or will i need the file/dns server to be linux? curses at this as it means decent ASP scripting will be out of the question |
agent (30) | ||
| 119730 | 2003-02-10 07:30:00 | DNS is DNS, WWW is WWW, 'file' well it depends on the flavour. so most of it should all be fine for Mac/*nix clients; but for the diagram you've got to work nicely you're missing any routing on the box you have labeled 'file/web/DNS server'. You could just put the game server directly on the switch, but that's to easy. Add routing to the 'file/web/DNS server', so the guys on the switch can get to (and back!) from the game server, and you'll have learned something :) Yes, switches come with only so many ports. |
jadeditguy (3127) | ||
| 119731 | 2003-02-10 08:00:00 | > Yes, switches come with only so many ports. bother, i was kind of hoping they didn't (though i knew it wouldn't really be possible to get one), but anyway, anyone know how much a 100MB/s switch that can take up to 30 computers would cost? or would i be better buying two 15-capable ones, or three 10-capable ones? or something. |
agent (30) | ||
| 119732 | 2003-02-10 08:29:00 | hi Agent www.edimax.com.tw look for the 32 port fast ethernet switch. Or here www.surecom-net.com/ or http: look at rackmount with a 32 in the model No. HTH Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 119733 | 2003-02-10 13:59:00 | Agent, Prices are coming down on switches now and you can pick 16 port ones up for about $200 . Don't forget though that if you are using an uplink port then that means you have one less port on each switch for your computers to connect to ie two 16 port switches will give you 30 ports for PC's . Setting up a DHCP server makes it easier (well, less time consuming) to configure your network as you only need to assign two fixed addresses to your servers and can allow the remainder of the network to obtain their IP addresses dynamically . DHCP merely supplies IP addresses while DNS maps the location by name and IP address of a particular PC . You can set up DHCP to assign addresses over a specific range and also issue a domain name . So Games server has IP 192 . 168 . 1 . 2 and DHCP/DNS/File server is 192 . 168 . 1 . 1 and the DHCP range is 192 . 168 . 1 . 50-100 . |
Gorela (901) | ||
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