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&gt; &quot;Is there a general rule how many hosts should be on a subnet or any type of calculator for determining how much broadcast traffic is too much?&quot;<br />
No, as far as I know. Just in case, You can use some monitoring tools to measure network performance, packet loss, frame collision and other errors.<br />
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HTH,<br />
Stef
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> "Is there a general rule how many hosts should be on a subnet or any type of calculator for determining how much broadcast traffic is too much?"
No, as far as I know. Just in case, You can use some monitoring tools to measure network performance, packet loss, frame collision and other errors.

HTH,
Stef

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I have a small LAN with about 265 ips being used. These are all on the same subnet. While my users are not complaining, I am still concerned about the possibility that I have too many hosts on the same subnet thus potential problems such as too much broadcast traffic. <br />
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Is there a general rule how many hosts should be on a subnet or any type of calculator for determining how much broadcast traffic is too much?<br />
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While I would like to segregate my hosts, all these hosts need to access the same server due to them all using the same client server app. I have thought about implementing multiple VLANs and configuring servers so that their interfaces are able to handle traffic from multiple vlans. However, I am not certain that this is necessary. <br />
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Thank You.
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I have a small LAN with about 265 ips being used. These are all on the same subnet. While my users are not complaining, I am still concerned about the possibility that I have too many hosts on the same subnet thus potential problems such as too much broadcast traffic. 

Is there a general rule how many hosts should be on a subnet or any type of calculator for determining how much broadcast traffic is too much?

While I would like to segregate my hosts, all these hosts need to access the same server due to them all using the same client server app. I have thought about implementing multiple VLANs and configuring servers so that their interfaces are able to handle traffic from multiple vlans. However, I am not certain that this is necessary. 

Thank You.

How much broadcast traffic is too much?

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