Re: VLANs subnets - network newb (long)

Hmm

1 network across a wan? seems unusual the though if you have fiber
conecting the branches maybe not.


Whats the main problems you trying to solve

Addressing (get a copy of todd lamells CCNA book for a good grounding
in subneting)

I would have said use a class b subneted into class c blocks.

Each small building gets 1 block of 254 addresses the main building can
either have one block or split the building with lots of hosts into
multiple vlans.

You could expand this to have a vlan for publicly usable systems at
each site so that you could block any naugty acess to you backoffice
systems.

I would use the routers to do DHCP not a windows box.

Dont use a large flat address space!

I think you in over your head its dd that a wan that has the budget for
fiber has such odd weekneses. id get help

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