Routing problem - can this be done?
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@Dashrender said in Routing problem - can this be done?:
@scottalanmiller said in Routing problem - can this be done?:
@Pete-S said in Routing problem - can this be done?:
But if you use DHCP reservations you have to tie the IP to the MAC address which makes the devices not field replaceable.
Still field replaceable. In one case the field tech has to set the IP on the device, in the other case their set it on the DHCP server. Same change. But one is more flexible and some changes can be done without a field tech.
But he already said the field tech doesn't have the ability to change DHCP, so that makes change-outs harder as it requires more people to be involved.
Ah, missed that. Field tech COULD change the MAC address, though.
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@scottalanmiller said in Routing problem - can this be done?:
@Dashrender said in Routing problem - can this be done?:
@scottalanmiller said in Routing problem - can this be done?:
@Pete-S said in Routing problem - can this be done?:
But if you use DHCP reservations you have to tie the IP to the MAC address which makes the devices not field replaceable.
Still field replaceable. In one case the field tech has to set the IP on the device, in the other case their set it on the DHCP server. Same change. But one is more flexible and some changes can be done without a field tech.
But he already said the field tech doesn't have the ability to change DHCP, so that makes change-outs harder as it requires more people to be involved.
Ah, missed that. Field tech COULD change the MAC address, though.
Field techs are technical people but not sysadmins.
The customer has a 24/7 operation so the field techs are on call and will come in within an hour or so and replace stuff in the middle of the night, on weekends, on Christmas Day or whenever it's needed. -
@Dashrender said in Routing problem - can this be done?:
I take it the server reaches out to the devices, not the other way around?
Yes, that's correct. To use the right terminology it's actually the devices that are the servers and the "servers" in the data center are the clients.
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Anyway, I will go with bridging for now.
I don't think bridging will cause any problems in this case. Traffic is intermittent and low speed so even if there are more broadcast traffic sent over the VPN links, compared to a routing solution, I don't think it will have any impact.
But I'll probably set up some kind of test to make sure before deploying.
