cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
cancel
345
Views
0
Helpful
2
Replies

Router Processes/IP address problem

gauravm
Level 1
Level 1

i need to know is there a problem in running different ip addresses of different ranges and redistributing the same in the network..

eg i already have network running on 172.*.*.* series and now in ordr to cover new branches i need to run 10 series also and redistribute the same along with 172 which is already present.

To use more ips in 172 series will require downtime (totla branches =800).

Kindly suggest..

2 Replies 2

vmiller
Level 7
Level 7

There is nothing to prevent you from doing what you want.But its probably not optimal.

1. You state you are using 172,x,x,x. are you using this as a class A address space? If you are, then re visit your addressing policy, and look to conserve address space using VLSM.

Vmiller, you are right on. If they are using 172.*.*.* with an “A” mask, VLSM is the most appropriate solution to this problem. With 800 locations a little IP addressing scheme check can make this a lot easier. Not to mention the improvements in the routing tables. Are you guys using a VLSM capable routing protocol?