Re: Practical Limits

I am not the network person here, so I don't know all of the details of 
how we have them set up.  We have at least 5 remote locations coming into 
our network through DSL.  That gives them full access to our network and 
our two i5's.  The i5's each have only a single ethernet port attached to 
the network, and as far as I know, there are no real performance issues 
with the remote users at these DSL connected sites.

Thank you,
Ronald L. Zimmerman
I.T. Applications Manager
Swiss Valley Farms, Co.      http://www.swissvalley.com
"The Good for You Company"
Email: Ron-Zimmerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

midrange-l-bounces+ron-zimmerman=swissvalley.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 
01/12/2006 09:17:36 AM:

> In times past, one remote site = One comm. line (forget multidrop)
> 
> With the use of DSL and ethernet connections, things have changed.
> 
> I don't recall seeing a book on the subject, but what are the
> practical limits to a single ethernet adapter supporting more
> than one remote location ?
> 
> In the event of more than one ethernet adapter, do you use more than
> one DSL line or do you use a "smart switch" and bring all traffic
> through a single line ?
> 
> I have a customer that wants to start using DSL at remote locations
> and I'm getting concerned about how much traffic a single adapter
> can handle.
> 
> A typical site would be 1-4 terminals and 1-2 printers(2380)
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