[Dnsmasq-discuss] Request for brain-storm: Rogue dhcp-servers on the lan

[Rune Kock]

Hi Jima

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 16:38, Jima <jima at beer.tclug.org> wrote:
>  Out of curiosity, around how many nodes does your network have?

About 50.

> Is the
> network core centralized (i.e., mostly one big switch) or decentralized
> (mish-mash of smaller switches)?

Unfortunately, mish-mash describes it rather well.  Still, there are
of couse a few switches that are particularly important.

> Also, what speed is the majority of the
> network (10, 10/100, gigabit)?

Everything is 100 Mbit currently.

>  I have a vague idea relating to a VLAN-capable switch married to a Linux
> router, but it may or may not be terribly feasible depending on the network
> topology and capacity. :-)

Paul and Eric have brought forth some interesting ideas about advanced
switches, too.  It seems a promising line to pursue (and one that I
hadn't thought about previously).

I would very much like to hear your ideas as well.  And even if they
won't fit my lan, they may be of value to others on the list.  I doubt
I'm the only one with this problem.


Rune