[olug] OT: Cheap cisco routers?

[Trent Melcher]

Usually I go by the 5,4,3 rule.

5-4-3 rule - 5 network segments, 4 repeaters or hubs, and no more than 3
segments "populated," i.e. connected, at a given time

So if you have 2 switches between your 2 network devices, this is
usually considered your 3 populated segments.
     SG1          SG2          SG3 
ND1 ------  SW -------- SW  -------- ND2


ND - network device
SW - Switch
SG - Segment



Trent

-----Original Message-----
From: olug-admin at olug.org [mailto:olug-admin at olug.org] On Behalf Of Phil
Brutsche
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 3:11 PM
To: olug at olug.org
Subject: Re: [olug] OT: Cheap cisco routers?

Trent Melcher wrote:
> Don't replace it, just add a cheap hub or switch to it.  Just remember
> the 2 switch rule, and everything should be fine.

Ummm, I thought that was the 3 switch rule.

-- 

Phil Brutsche
phil at brutsche.us

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