Looking for some help with a networking solution

Angst · 30 Sep 2011 at 11:53

Currently studying at college without a tutor or i.t. dept so im having to try and self tutor. I have just got a bit stuck on a networking unit, I have been asked to develop a network to fit these requirements;
• One network must support over 25 iphone/ipad developers.
• One network must support at least 10 blackberry developers and 5 android developers.
• One will be for central financial and management with at least 10 devices.
• Conventional LAN but must support access for wireless devices.
• Each system connected to a core router which will provide access to the internet.
• On the core system there will be an infrastructure server and file storage server.

I am not sure if each network needs its own server or if all 3 will run directly off of the central infrastructure server, any help would be greatly apreciated.

Illusion · 3 Oct 2011 at 19:04

There's no reason why you couldn't use a single router for all those devices as long as it was properly configured i.e. each department on a separate VLAN so they are segregated etc. Is that all that you are asking? Maybe they want your take on the best solution so you are free to do it however you choose?

ots3go · 3 Oct 2011 at 20:45

That seems to suggest a few subnets and then a server farm on a subnet which is directly attached to the core?

Assuming the 'infrastructure' server is DHCP and DNS, you'll also need DHCP relay over the VLANs.

dmsims · 4 Oct 2011 at 02:46

A switch is more than capable of handling that - use Vlan's to segregate

ots3go · 4 Oct 2011 at 07:43

dmsims said:
A switch is more than capable of handling that - use Vlan's to segregate

A layer 3 switch would, but they're specifically asking for a 'core' so assume it's asking for a core/distribution/access model.