[Rack] Current network setup? Network wiki page?

[Ben Kochie]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2014, Rubin Abdi wrote:

> The DHCP issue isn't an issue if the wired network is separated from the
> wifi network. Like I said my goal right now is to maintain internet over
> wifi as crucial, if the wired network gets weird it shouldn't effect the
> performance of the wifi network.

And having both working is not mutually exclusive, nor is it necessary to 
maintain this full separation that you are trying to do in order for this 
to happen

> Having either a small (5 - 8 ports) managed switch or replacing the
> soekris' hardware with something that has 5 ports would be in the plan,
> on the Crucial network side. I think a 24 port dummy switch is perfect,
> and the current one fits that bill.

I agree, having a small 8-port managed core switch is not a bad idea.  But 
they do cost a bit.  The Ubiquiti EdgeRouter-8 would be good, but it lacks 
PoE.   Either way we're talking about another $300-400 for a good core 
network to add to/replace the soekris (bikeshed, not minotaur).  Maybe the 
EdgeRouter-8 would be a good idea, and we can use the soekris for 
something more useful than pushing packets.

> There is no network room. The room all the network gear goes in
> shouldn't be considered that. I don't want to use any sort of network
> infrastructure rack. I want to make all this look like it has nothing to
> do with making the internet go or a place where rack like objects can live.

In the past we had talked about getting one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-SRW12US-Enclosure-Cabinet/dp/B001TGUYI2

More than enough room to mount everything.

> I'd like to have a gathering of folks who works on this stuff in the
> space sometime (once Casey gets back). Let's discuss this and figure out
> how to implement it.

+1, let's think about this more and actually work out a real plan.

> -- 
> Rubin
> rubin at starset.net
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