So here is my question. I have DSL, a firewall, patch panel and hubs.
The network was already in place by three previous techs. I am not sure how the current setup is done there is no configuration map.The users in office 1 are all connected to a patch panel that then connects to hubs The second office users connect to a hub that then connects to the patch panel then connects to another hub.
The internet is connected to a router that will be replaced with a firewall.
Should it be setup like this
dsl modem > firewall > patch panel > hubs > Nodes
Do you mean switches, not hubs? What firewall is there & what firewall do you plan to install? Is the router a separate device from what you call the DSL modem? How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.
No I mean hubs. The setup is old and nonprofit we can't afford the switch and firewall replacememt. Hubs are still working fine. We are going with watchguard xtm series. I figured we don't need a router we can just hook the modem to the firewall.
Wrong. A router is necessary to allow internet to be shared. It can and probably should be used to do your DHCP. otherwise each system must be manually configured.
Connect Modem> Firewall>Router>Downstream client switches/hubs
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