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October 23rd, 2009, 04:05 AM
#1
Balancing network bandwidth
Hello guys,
can u give me an idea on what to do on my network?
I have a 5mb E1 connection but dont know how to distribute this on eight (8) departments.
Am using Cisco-Linksys Router RV042.
What hardware/software do i need?
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October 25th, 2009, 07:51 AM
#2
QOS or Quality of Service allows you to define how much bandwidth is allocated to each network device/resource.
How you would use this feature depends on how your existing network is configured. QOS is configured on the gateway itself.
Alternatively, you can use Layer3 switches to achieve a similar function, or even VLAN if your network supports it.
CTO
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius --- and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
- Albert Einstein
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October 28th, 2009, 10:01 AM
#3
So, do i need bandwidth manager for this?
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November 6th, 2009, 05:38 AM
#4
Bandwidth manager = QOS.
Anything you want to do in regards to bandwidth must be configured on a hardware appliance either on the gateway device itself, or between the gateway and the LAN.
(it must be along the pipe between the LAN and the ISP)
Using software bandwidth management is useless unless you have an ISA/proxy server acting as a firewall to the LAN - and even then I would still recommend a hardware appliance to do the QOS.
CTO
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius --- and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
- Albert Einstein
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November 6th, 2009, 06:49 AM
#5
alright, thanks. i might get a grip on this. hehehhe.
thanks a lot.
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