Set up your own home network for seamless connectivity.
Set up your own home network for seamless connectivity.
I'm preparing to build a home network setup. I need some guidance and suggestions. I've sketched a diagram of what I envision for the final layout. Switch 1 will handle personal access, supporting both Wi-Fi and Ethernet devices. Switch 2 will manage other functions such as servers. Let me know if this matches your expectations.
Reconfigure the switches to establish distinct VLANs and adjust specific ACL rules on switch 1 to prevent disruption of personal network access.
When you follow this approach, keep in mind that the link between all your PCs and the accounts and servers will depend only on the connection between the switches. For example, if both switches are gigabit switches and User1 is sending files to the NAS server while User2 sends files to the Minecraft server, they’d be using the same 1Gbps link instead of each getting the full bandwidth individually. If all servers were connected to the same switch, the two users could use the servers together without limits. Ultimately, you’ll need to decide what matters most to you.
I didn't understand that well, could you explain more about the issue? I'm just starting out with networking, so it might help to break it down clearly.
Understand how to configure the access port speed. Aim to restrict the transfer to around 100mbps rather than using the full 1gbps. In my Cisco class, we had to set up trunking, add VLANs, implement ACLs, and control port speeds for a project.
The location would only further reduce performance! As you mentioned, linking servers to the identical switch for all traffic is problematic.
I’d handle it if I needed to download games while my servers consumed a lot of bandwidth.
That's an interesting perspective. You're questioning whether restricting bandwidth to a shared 100Mbps instead of a full 1Gbps would actually improve performance. It sounds like you're thinking about how limited bandwidth affects data transfer between users.