Network Modeling Tools
You can play out various intranet configuration scenarios with network modeling software to see if your proposed web server location will have a significant impact on your LAN traffic. Three such network modeling products are Cisco’s NETSYS (http://www.netsystech.com), Mil3’s OPNET (http://www.mil3.com/), and Optimal Networks’ Optimal Application Expert (http://www.optimal.com/). Also see http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/734/toolkit/index.shtml for useful background.
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