I see the problem with Switches 2 and 5. Because they don't help anything if Switch 3 or respectively 4 go down. They aren't connected to the Routers on their own. So with the current setup you could get rid of the whole row of Switches and not lose any redundancy.
Also, you could think of aggregating your cross connections in Port Channels. Might as well use your ports if you are paying for them anyways.
Oh, and are the WiFi and LAN supposed to be the same net? Because if they are, you don't need to go over the routers to connect between the two of them.
Switches 3 and 4 are single points of failure. The other 2 & 5 are completely redundant unnecessary.
You can just use 2 switches total, cross-connect each to upstream, and do vLANs/subnets to isolate the traffic downstream.
Edit: if you really wanna do physical separation and you want redundancy you'd want to connect 2&5 to both routers.
Honestly tho textbook network with that many nodes for so few devices is already overkill for home, so doing that many switches is just... Idk man, doing full stack troubleshooting for an hour while everyone's just trying to watch a movie is gonna do more hatm than good.
Whoever implements this should probably spin up a ticketing system for the house.
Still not a perfect mesh topology. Gotta modify those wireless devices so that they can communicate full duplex, acting both as hosts and routers. Here's a screwdriver to get you started. 🪛
I'm gonna echo a sentiment I saw on the last packet tracer meme. Posting these without a content warning is literally violence. I'm having flashbacks to NET 101. someone should stop you people,
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Brkdncr@lemmy.world · 70 pts · 38d
This isn’t redundant, it’s failure points with extra steps.
MNByChoice@midwest.social · 23 pts · 38d
Yes. I see two obvious ones of Switch 3 and Switch 5. Did an AI make this? If so, it wasn't a good one.
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 38d
care to explain more? of course the redundant configurations haven't been enabled, so you can see STP doing it's thing.
if everything is done right, then where's the failure point?
pleb_maximus@piefed.zip · 9 pts · 37d
I see the problem with Switches 2 and 5. Because they don't help anything if Switch 3 or respectively 4 go down. They aren't connected to the Routers on their own. So with the current setup you could get rid of the whole row of Switches and not lose any redundancy.
Also, you could think of aggregating your cross connections in Port Channels. Might as well use your ports if you are paying for them anyways.
Oh, and are the WiFi and LAN supposed to be the same net? Because if they are, you don't need to go over the routers to connect between the two of them.
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · -9 pts · 37d
yeah exactly it's a satire topology take it as humor
Ghoelian@piefed.social · 7 pts · 37d
Why did you ask for clarification then
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 37d
well I don't know everything is obvious. this is a humor group right.
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 38d
well how so?
recursivethinking@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 38d
Switches 3 and 4 are single points of failure. The other 2 & 5 are completely
redundantunnecessary.You can just use 2 switches total, cross-connect each to upstream, and do vLANs/subnets to isolate the traffic downstream.
Edit: if you really wanna do physical separation and you want redundancy you'd want to connect 2&5 to both routers.
Honestly tho textbook network with that many nodes for so few devices is already overkill for home, so doing that many switches is just... Idk man, doing full stack troubleshooting for an hour while everyone's just trying to watch a movie is gonna do more hatm than good.
Whoever implements this should probably spin up a ticketing system for the house.
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · -2 pts · 38d
yeah true it's a satire topology btw
imagine running high end switches and routers just for your kids.
osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org · 21 pts · 38d
Yeah, imagine...
https://media.tenor.com/tEEjB0RnxyAAAAAe/puppet-awkward.png
fleem@piefed.zeromedia.vip · 4 pts · 38d
adopt me! i can test your backups
Brkdncr@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 38d
@recursivethinking@lemmy.world did a better job of explaining it than I could have.
akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone · 25 pts · 38d
Still not a perfect mesh topology. Gotta modify those wireless devices so that they can communicate full duplex, acting both as hosts and routers. Here's a screwdriver to get you started. 🪛
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 38d
👍 but the kids devices shouldn't participate in the redundant drama.
Racoonwithbenefits@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 38d
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 38d
"No TikTok, you can look at old vines on the NAS"
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 38d
CGNAT to be the rescue🛟📡
Zarobi@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 38d
Mr. Moneybags here with 6 kids, each with their own Nintendo Switch
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 37d
🤣🤣🤣
northernlights@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 37d
More switches than devices lol
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 37d
and that's what we are talking about
DisasterTransport@startrek.website · 7 pts · 38d
I'm gonna echo a sentiment I saw on the last packet tracer meme. Posting these without a content warning is literally violence. I'm having flashbacks to NET 101. someone should stop you people,
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 38d
that's the point
DisasterTransport@startrek.website · 2 pts · 38d
literally crying and shitting and pissing in my pants rn, how could u do this to me
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 38d
come on what's life without humor?
DisasterTransport@startrek.website · 2 pts · 38d
True. Without humor a person goes blind.
abbadon420@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 38d
I hope you like eating rice, beans and instant ramen for the next year or so.
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 38d
yeah sure
yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 38d
istack! youstack! hestacks! shestacks!
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 38d
westack!
mlg@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 38d
I have a great gif about using cisco hardware but my client image uploads are currently broken lol.
Just pretend I'm laughing at you with a totally not bloated ubiquiti web UI.
shark_byte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 38d
wish I could get those Cisco gifs