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From bad to worse: Down the rabbit hole of bad network design Sometimes, you run into a series of uncoordinated, inexplicable design decisions that defy logic and reason, create a larger problem — and can only be dealt with via another questionable design decision.Case in point: I was recently asked to help figure out an odd problem with a small-business network and a networked automation and security system. The automation and security system controlled lights, provided intercoms, ran security cameras, the works. It did not, however, allow for static IP information to be configured into the controller. The only way the system could function was via DHCP, full stop.[ Find out how software-defined networking is changing the data center with InfoWorlds special report. Download it today! | Get a digest of the days top tech stories in the InfoWorld Daily newsletter. ]This by itself was thoroughly bizarre. From an architectural point of view, this was a fundamentally flawed design because it made the entire system dependent on other systems for normal function.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here infoworld/article/2874793/networking/a-tale-of-multiple-network-design-woes.html#tk.rss_all
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 02:00:50 +0000

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