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PsyWulf
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Meh,not a disaster,but it does help in cases of higher traffic
That size network you "should" be okay with 100mbps fabric,just remember when you connect 1 switch to another both are less 1 available port,so you need to work with this in mind ( 6 or 7 device connections per hub for devices )
Biggest install i've done in a mesh build like this was approx 140 machines in a call centre where each row of desks had 1 8 port hub running Gigabit to some big 24 port switches linked directly to the servers
That size network you "should" be okay with 100mbps fabric,just remember when you connect 1 switch to another both are less 1 available port,so you need to work with this in mind ( 6 or 7 device connections per hub for devices )
Biggest install i've done in a mesh build like this was approx 140 machines in a call centre where each row of desks had 1 8 port hub running Gigabit to some big 24 port switches linked directly to the servers
PsyWulf
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What is a wallbox?
Some people call these Wall boxes
Others call these wall boxes
Personally I think the former is more often called Wall Cabinets
Captain_Obvious
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What is a wallbox?
Haha nice kick a fool when he's down!
Structured cabling 101...
Device <-> Fly Lead <-> Wall Box (2nd Image posted by PsyWolf) <-> solid CAT5e cable run <-> Patch Panel <-> Patch Cable <-> Switch
10 devices
10 fly leads
10 wall boxes
10 CAT5 cable runs
1 Patch Panel
1 Switch
Do your cabling properly... You will reap the benefit of it in terms of performance as well as troubleshooting in the long term...
Device <-> Fly Lead <-> Wall Box (2nd Image posted by PsyWolf) <-> solid CAT5e cable run <-> Patch Panel <-> Patch Cable <-> Switch
10 devices
10 fly leads
10 wall boxes
10 CAT5 cable runs
1 Patch Panel
1 Switch
Do your cabling properly... You will reap the benefit of it in terms of performance as well as troubleshooting in the long term...
Captain_Obvious
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Some people call these Wall boxes
Yes *ahem* that is the one. I would try blame exhaustion but that would be a load of twonk.
Last question before I am humbled in your all-knowingness, I am using the said wallCABINET mainly because it has 3 large cooling fans, and the switches and router attached to the server are rather warm fairly often.
In order to connect patch panel to server, I am correct in saying each cable into the back of the panel needs one out the front into the switches? And any switch - switch cable is a cross-over?
Last but not least - a cable running from switch to patch, then patch to switch - only one cable (lets use the patch to switch rather) would need to be crossover, not both?