Network layout showoff

[Derf (Jack)]

This is our companies current configuration of their 45RU rack and Office. I'll add the new 20 Rack setup when our data center gets our racks installed.

 

 

 

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[insayan]

Just a quick sketch, nothing too fancy

 

 

edit, one of my lines was wrong

[CostcoSamples]

Here's my home network:

[ionbasa]

So this is a quick diagram of my home setup. Theres actually a lot more to it with the Crestron side of things because of the networking in that and my security system too but those I won't put up. I have 3 internet connections though in the house one is only for my main computer and the security system. The other one is connected for the wireless in the house and the rest of the stuff I have that needs a connection. Although I do need to upgrade a bit my main switch is actually maxed so I'm going add another one probably sooner or later and hook it up to its SFP port on it. other then that I need to probably upgrade to 5GHz on the AP's and AC on them sometime in the future.

 

List of equipment:

Ubiquiti 8-PORT x1

8 POE IP Camera's

MikroTik RB750UP 5 Port POE Router x1

MikroTik CRS125-24G-1S-RM x1

MikroTik mAP 2n Access points x4

Crestron AV3 Controller x1

Crestron CEN-WAP x2

Crestron CEN-SW-POE-5 x1

QNAP TS-431 x1

PS3

PS4

Xbox 360

PS2

Wii

Wii U

Yamaha RX-V1000

 

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How is the Crestron system working for you?

 

My father wants to use their solution for some automated blinds and for automating the living room with a motorized projector screen. I know it can get quite costly for some of their components, but how do you like it? 

[dzonidev]

So here's mine. Nothing complicated compared to other setups here.

 



 

Except for the ISP router all routers are acting as Switches and access points. Because reasons.

 

That ISP router I wanted to replace with the Mikrotik, but when I called the ISP to ask them for permission and PPPoE info they said the TP-Link must remain there. And I can't really use the Mikrotik ruter after the ISP router because the IPTV has to be on the same subnet the ISP router is on....

I'm planing on upgrading the network to Gigabit soon. All three routers have the same SSID on differnt channels.

Recently I got a small Shuttle K45 that will replace the DLNA/Samba Server, still waiting on parts tho.

 

Once I renovate the flat I'll probably change the network layout and upgrade some parts of it. Right now tell me what you think

[Noise_Marine]

How is the Crestron system working for you?

 

My father wants to use their solution for some automated blinds and for automating the living room with a motorized projector screen. I know it can get quite costly for some of their components, but how do you like it? 

 

So just to put this out I am a Crestron dealer so I'm a bit biased lol, but in all seriousness the system is amazing as long as you have it properly put in and don't cheap out on stupid things like wire. And make sure that it for the right type of device like the non-LED rated dimmers wont work properly with LED's for a reason. I don't have the blinds or a projector so I haven't tested them out but the ones I've installed haven;t had any issues.

[hitardo]

My current setup at my House A is:

The Thomson router is only serving the STB and the VoIP, it has its Wireless radio turned off.
The TP-Link N300 is serving the Wi-fi equipments.

At my House B, I have:

The TP-Link Archer D5 and the Mi Router mini are AC1200 and the TL-WR841N v9 is N300.
At my house B I can only have ADSL service for now. I hope my ISP implmentes Fiber soon.
My STB is a MINIX Neo X8-H running Android 4.4.2.

On the next post I will post my 2 proposals to improve the network on my House A.


For my House A I have these two proposals:

Option A:


Proposal B:


Proposal A is the most likely to be implemented due to not needing a switch (with VLAN tagging), saving on the cost of buying one (~26€) and on the power consumption.
The proposal A can be switch (Thomson being the first, before the Mi Router), due to the VLAN tagging of the ISP network.

Currently waiting on the Xiaomi Mi Router, a AC1200 router with a built-in 1TB HDD. Very small and with a custom version of OpenWRT. It has, at least, monthly updates and can run apps.

Edited March 8, 2015 by Blade of Grass
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[mattblahmatt]

Are those actually switches or just hubs?

 

 

 

 

 

A quick draw up of my setup.. Ask and I'll gladly elaborate..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tawkin]

Are those actually switches or just hubs?

 

Yup

 

http://www.amazon.com/HP-1810-8G-v2-Switch-J9802A/dp/B009HQAFBW

[nicholaspham98]

This is my family's network. With my aunt and uncle on my dad's side being neighbors and having a family with networking and computer background comes a pretty spectacular network.

 

Colors:

Purple: PoE

Red: Main Internet Connections from ISP

Grey: Got too lazy to continue, but basically consists of:

vlans

cable connections

fiber/ethernet connections

 

I'm not sure of the specific model numbers, but I do know the switches are Juniper and Cisco.

There maybe a few errors in the diagram, because I didn't setup the entire network so I'm not entirely sure about it all just an overview from my dad and uncle. Under all three roofs there's a combined 19 people and almost all of us use the internet on a daily basis so you could imagine how much data we pull through a month heck even annually.

 

Having fiber runs to each house was necessary, because of the cable runs and latency. Also, we have Remote Site VPNs in-place that connect to a datacenter in Dallas that hosts a couple of our site-to-site VPN servers. This is, because the datacenter has "optimized routing" or BGPs coupled with multiple fiber lines to many tier 1 and 2 carriers. Basically what happens here is our network traffic goes through the VPN servers located at the datacenter and from there they take the most optimal route to it's destination. I'm very lucky to have a family and network like this. I just wish my dad would let me in the networking room, but hey at least I get to mess with the ESXi servers and host various services.

 

EDIT #1: We do have a load balancer for both the GigaPower connections.

 

[jreeve17]

...And I though that I was high tech with 4 PCs wired through my house via CAT 6, a switch, and a raspberry pi.

[blu4]

I might do my network that I'm in charge of- probably take a week or two to draw

[lvh1]

Damn, you guys got such complicated networks at home?

I won't even bother to make a diagram for mine as it's simple

 

ISP ---> 160/10 connection ---> All-in-one router/wireless AP/switch -> 2 pcs, 1 laptop, a chromecast and 3 phones

 

Honestly this cheap all-in-one we got with our subscription does the thing for me. Atleast when using cable, the wifi is fast but for gaming a bit unreliable, something you don't notice while watching youtube/browsing in general.

The only thing that maxes it out is when I have multiple torrents downloading/seeding so my internet speed maxes out, but that rarely happens anyway. 

[Nowak]

My network layout at home isn't particularly complex. Much of it is wireless, too.

 

[Sir Asvald]

My Network Layout:

 

 

 

Cisco 3550 Acting as my core, the 2 2811's are there to separate the 2 networks between the House and The Server Hosting (for the public).

[Danielh90]

Why does everyone have awesome network setup but i don't have anything i only have my modem and my router and my computer

[Guest]

 

Not particularly sophisticated but anyway;

 

Red = 100 Mbps LAN

Green = 1 Gbps LAN

Thick Blue = Wireless AC

Medium Blue = Wireless N

Thin Blue = Wireless G

Purple = DECT

 

Network Components:-

1) Modem, Router, DHCP Server - AVM Fritz!Box 7490 [VDSL2 Service 80/20]

2) Wireless Access Point / Switch - Netgear R8000

3) Backup - Apple Time Capsule 2013 Model - 4 TB

4) Switch - Netgear 10/100 Mbps Switch

5) EoP 3 x Netgear 200Mbps EoP

 

Attached Devices:-

1) Sony PS4 [1Gbps]

2) Microsoft Xbox One [1Gbps]

3) Sony 55 inch TV [100Mbps]

4) Sony 32 inch TV [100Mbps]

5) Sony Home Theatre/Blu Ray System (5.1) [100Mbps]

6) Apple TV [100Mbps]

7) Foxtel iQHD x 2 [100Mbps; EoP]

8) Bowers & Wilkins A5 AirPlay Speakers [100Mbps; EoP]

9) HP X576dw MFD [Wireless G]

10) Custom Built Machine (see signature) [Wireless AC]

11) MacBook Pro Retina 15 inch 2012 model [Wireless N]

12) MacBook Pro Retina 15 inch late 2013 model [Wireless AC]

13) iPad Air 2 64 GB (WiFi + LTE) [Wireless AC]

14) iPad Air 32 GB (WiFi + LTE) [Wireless N]

15) iPhone 6 126GB [Wireless AC]

16) iPhone 5S 64 GB [Wireless N]

17) Fritz!Fon x 3 [DECT]

18) Lenovo ThinkPad X240 [Wireless N]

 

[dzonidev]

Well guess it's time for an update. After the renovations, most of the gear got relocated. I've used up around 350ft of UTP cable. Added and removed some devices. Slowly moving over to 1Gbps...

 

 

Made sure the crucial parts of the network are not getting congested. As you can see I'm not heavy on WiFi because there are a lot of networks around me and almost every channel has around 5 networks within the 50-80dB range. The network is now IPv6 enabled, however I won't see ISP side IPv6 for a few years...

 

Side Note: The GS116 is generating a LOT of heat, I guess the form factor has it's flaws.

[Cree340]

• All the wired connections are Gigabit Ethernet with the exception of the printers (10/100).
• The NAS has two lines to the switch because it uses Link Aggregation to achieve faster throughput
• Windows Server serves RADIUS, Active Directory, Web and WSUS
• OSX Server serves caching for OSX and iOS devices, Open Directory, Netinstall, Wiki and Xcode Server
• DNS, DHCP, NAT is Handled by the Untangle NGFW
• Untangle NGFW also runs Web and Virus Filtering as well as Web Caching, Application Control, Bandwidth Control (QOS Stuff), IPS, Ad Blocking as well as logging traffic.
• There are Three VLANs: (Untagged) 1, 20 and 30

[Sir Asvald]

Call me crazy. 2 Daul 10GB fibre cards from Broadcom. 3 4 Gig nics from intel.  

 

 

 

Gonna be installed on our 2 Dell R620 servers once we get them.  

[Colt_0pz]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rZBINV_Ix_MmRlY3diOVJzVWM/view?usp=sharing

Black: WAN/Coaxial Cables from ISP to modem then modem to router; 10/100 LAN cables

Blue: Wireless 802.11 b/g/n connectivity

Green: Wireless 802.11 a/n connectivity

Red: LAN 10/100/1000 connectivity with internet data carried to secondary router.

I think this is a bare bones network. 

NOTE: My PC's gigabit ethernet ports are bridged and run on 2 separate static IP's but the same DNS server. This is so that devices connected to the secondary router, have internet access. The reason for the 2 static IP's are for access to maintenance on both routers. Took about 3 hours to get the secondary router to work.

EDIT: the secondary router's internet connectivity is a very homebrew solution

[Penny5837]

[Btappin]

I don't know much about networks because I haven't studied it in college but I set up my home network with these settings as drawn in CAD. I have a router that's connected to the modem on one side of the house and then I have an ethernet cable running from that router to a second router in the center of the house in bridge mode. This creates 2 separate networks on one modem and allows for better wireless connectivity for people on the otherside of the house. It also helps with gaming lag. 

[roastduck]

I'm just dipping my toes into the networking world (my experience up to this point is simple WiFi networks with a sub-par company when I was a kid), so I have a question that might be aimed more at folks running networks larger than an enthusiast's home network.

How in-depth do you get when you're keeping track of IP addresses on your network? I know I keep track of numbers much more easily with charts and diagrams. If i were managing a hypothetical network, I can't help but feel like I would keep a list of the IPs of routers and switches, and just label each individual device to reference when an issue crops up with that particular device.

I guess what my question actually is, is what is best common practice for cataloging IP addresses on a network?

[Redportal]

I'm just dipping my toes into the networking world (my experience up to this point is simple WiFi networks with a sub-par company when I was a kid), so I have a question that might be aimed more at folks running networks larger than an enthusiast's home network.

How in-depth do you get when you're keeping track of IP addresses on your network? I know I keep track of numbers much more easily with charts and diagrams. If i were managing a hypothetical network, I can't help but feel like I would keep a list of the IPs of routers and switches, and just label each individual device to reference when an issue crops up with that particular device.

I guess what my question actually is, is what is best common practice for cataloging IP addresses on a network?

At the school I work at, we keep a simple excel spreadsheet of networking devices (Switches, routers, cctv cams and access points.).

 

Alternatively you can setup reservations on your DHCP server (Providing you run your own) this would allow you to view which IP is assigned to which device. You can setup notes for each DHCP reservation / filter if you are using them, then when it comes to finding a switch we can look at "room21" then find its assigned IP address. There are also many external tools you could use, but I won't cover them here. (To many to list  )

 

The above example was running windows server in case anyone was wondering. I guess that answers how in depth we go, basically an excel sheet with notes assigned to each device in DHCP, Excluding desktops, laptops etc, we only write notes with the networks components.