Networking Questions

  1. What is the current network architecture?

  2. What is the current network bandwidth (10 Mbytes/sec, 100 Mbytes/sec, etc.)?

  3. Is this a single-site or multiple-site environment?

  4. Will there be multiple POPs (point of presence)?

  5. Will the data center be the concentrator between POPs and a central site?

  6. Any preference for LAN technology (10/100 Mbytes/sec, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, etc.)?

  7. Any preference for WAN technology (T1, T3, OC-3, DS-3, ATM, Frame Relay, etc.)?

  8. Are there multiple connections to the Internet?

  9. Will you use DHCP for dynamic network configuration?

  10. Will clients have static or dynamic IP addresses?

  11. Will private addresses be used for internal networks?

  12. Will you host clients’ domain names on your DNS?

  13. Will you ...

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