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our clan has a big lan almost every summer, and as a senior admin with the networking degree, I am in charge of the network... ( 30-50 PCs & 5-6 Consoles and big screen TV's )
The past 2 lans I have have used 6x 24 port switches as our venue of choice is a long rectangle so its easier to have multiple switches. Problem I have had is that some guys on the outer switches complained of lag, I never could figure out the exact cause, but it was assumed that congested traffic was the culprit.
The way we usually do is have the Central Switch in the center and have multiple switches daisy chained to the left and right,.
Here are the Switches we currently have to use
2x Cisco 3524 Enterprise Switches
2x Dell Powerconnect 2224 Switches
1x Cisco 2924 Enterprise
I buy all my Cisco equipment from Network Hardware Supply, which the guy is incredible with great customer service.
http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Network-Hardware-Supply__W0QQ_armrsZ1
and he has a 48 port Cisco 3548 Switch for $60 and was considering getting it as the central Switch.
Suggestions? Comments? Hissy fits?
I have more than enough time to think about this as this year's was canceled and our next major one won't be till July 2010
The past 2 lans I have have used 6x 24 port switches as our venue of choice is a long rectangle so its easier to have multiple switches. Problem I have had is that some guys on the outer switches complained of lag, I never could figure out the exact cause, but it was assumed that congested traffic was the culprit.
The way we usually do is have the Central Switch in the center and have multiple switches daisy chained to the left and right,.
Here are the Switches we currently have to use
2x Cisco 3524 Enterprise Switches
2x Dell Powerconnect 2224 Switches
1x Cisco 2924 Enterprise
I buy all my Cisco equipment from Network Hardware Supply, which the guy is incredible with great customer service.
http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Network-Hardware-Supply__W0QQ_armrsZ1
and he has a 48 port Cisco 3548 Switch for $60 and was considering getting it as the central Switch.
Suggestions? Comments? Hissy fits?
I have more than enough time to think about this as this year's was canceled and our next major one won't be till July 2010