Re: subnetting: advantages and disadvantages

Andrew Ho wrote:
> Hi,
> I've got a private LAN set up at home. all of the ip address are of
> the class 192.168.1.*. What I want to do is to connect a switch off
> of that network, and make all computers coming off the switch be of
> the class 172.16.*.*. What are the pros and cons of doing this? I'm
> primarily thinking of doing this to limit what goes between the two
> networks. But surely then a router has to be involved somehow, with
> two network interfaces [with two subnet masks]. Can anyone either
> explain to me how this is done (ie what the setup is, with routers et
> al), or explain to me the pros and cons of this
> Many thanks in advance,
> Andy

Hello,

I know this is a little off the subject but I got to share it.
Recently I was interviewed at Ford Motors for a Linux position. I was
grilled with SysAdmin commands, boot up process and on and on. There
were 2 (among 5) interviewers asking basic questions and were answering
answering with ridiculous answers. One of the questions was:

"What is the #1 reason for subnetting?"

My answer was, "to have a limited broadcast domain and to manage the
growth of the network across the enterprise".

The interviewer answered back, "No, the #1 reason for subnetting is for
load balancing."

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Subba Rao wrote:

> The interviewer answered back, "No, the #1 reason for subnetting is for
> load balancing."
>

That's the first I've heard that one. Generally, subnetting has been used
to split an address range for separate locations etc.
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James Knott wrote:
> Subba Rao wrote:
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>>The interviewer answered back, "No, the #1 reason for subnetting is for
>>load balancing."
>>
>
>
> That's the first I've heard that one. Generally, subnetting has been used
> to split an address range for separate locations etc.


I know! It is very funny now but during the interview, some of the
questions that they asked which they themselves answered (like the above
question) was really ridiculous.

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Old American Wild West saying: God created men but Colt made them equal.
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