Free stuff (UK) again

From: Fred N. van Kempen <waltje_at_pdp11.nl>
Date: Sat Jul 10 05:57:34 2004

On Thu, 8 Jul 2004, Tony Duell wrote:

> > Does nobody use 10Mbps any more?
Yes. I do.

With classic systems, 100Mbps or up does not make any sense. And,
in some cases, not even full duplex and/or switching makes sense;
I have had several instances of a machine going nuts after being
connected to a switch instead of a hub- protocol incompatibilities.

So.. I have 3 DEChub90-based "retro" segments (10B2, 10BT, 10B-FL)
which now all connect to the DEChub900 MultiSwitch "retro" 10/100
switched core segment with 10B-FL links for galvanic separation.

The faster VAXen, MIPSen and Alpha's are on the core segment so they
can babble all they want. The core also houses two Wireless segments
(three actually: 915MHz, 2.4GHz FH and 2.4GHz DS, but the latter is
usually switched off) for the laptops and other fun.

My personal network is 10/100 switched (Cisco Catalyst) and connected
to my company network, which is 100/1000 switched (Catalyst) with all
the servers, and my fast workstation being on gigabit fiber. There's
also a wireless network (802.11a/b/g auto) for the laptops and the
friends that come in and want coffee *and* Internet ;-)

Obviously, all that comes to a screeching halt when going to the
Internet connection- I have two (one 8192/8192 SDSL for the company
and another 8192/2048 ADSL for personal use, like movie downloading ;-)
but obviously, they can be driven by a single 10MBps segment easily...

Also, I need the switched network for QoS, because I am completely
based on VoIP here (and in/to the U.S.) including a live cam link
between here and my lil'son's room. I'd rather not see him go
all stuttery just because there's also a DVD copy running on the
network... switching, tagging and shaping helps here.

Most of my "work" I do on highspeed networks, the movie-and-iso moving
indeed also happens on the gigabit core, but for all other work, the
10Mbps (and wireless) connections are plenty fast...

--f
Received on Sat Jul 10 2004 - 05:57:34 BST

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