I work with a team of highly qualified individuals but they have very little network skill. We are deployed in groups that may be 1-10 miles apart from each other and all gear has to be lightweight, low power, portable and pre-configured. Here is our basic setup:
Team 1 (First arriving team, “Recon”, small group 5-15)
ERX router (192.168.1.X)
Port 1 Primary WAN, not used until broadband available via Nano Beam to Team 2
Port 2 Secondary WAN, failsafe to Port 1, used by cellular or small sat until Primary WAN is available
Port 3 LAN Printer
Port 4 LAN AP
Port 5 LAN 8 port switch (if needed)
Team 2 (Second arriving team, “BoO”, large group 35-80):
ERX router (192.168.2.X)
Port 1 Primary WAN large sat or other broadband
Port 2 Nano Beam to Team 1 (192.168.1.X)
Port 3 Nano Beam to Team 3 (192.168.3.X)
Port 4 LAN AP
Port 5 LAN 16 port switch for PCs, Main Printer, NAS, VOIP
Team 3 (detached mission, “Search”, small group 4-6)
ERX router (192.168.3.X)
Port 1 Primary WAN, not used until broadband available via Nano Beam to Team 2
Port 2 Secondary WAN, failsafe to Port 1, used by cellular or small sat until Primary WAN is available
Port 3 LAN Printer
Port 4 LAN AP
Port 5 LAN 8 port switch (if needed)
I separated the teams IP addresses so as to keep network traffic over the microwave links low and improve performance. However, a new request has been made that any team can print to any printer. Do you think it is wise to put everyone on one big subnet? How else could I get everyone to print to every printer? I am by default the network guy but it is not my everyday job. Just looking for some guidance from people that do this stuff every day. Thanks.
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