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Upgrading to FiberOptic (LAN)
Greetings,
Our hospital has nearly 40+ computers connected via Lan. We have 10/100 Switchers at present.
since the load has started to increase, we see high latency. These lines were laid 15 years back.
So to Update, I planned to change it to Gigabit switches. and the Main switcher and server are one the 5th floor,While most computers (20) are at the 2nd floor,
so is it advisable to change it to a gigabit switch and run a Fiber optic (Duplex, Multimode) to the 2nd floor and have a switcher there? (Other parts, use existing LAN)
Planning to change those computers to Thin or Zero client. And add Wifi AP's.
i would like to know if I've taken the right decision.
Our hospital has nearly 40+ computers connected via Lan. We have 10/100 Switchers at present.
since the load has started to increase, we see high latency. These lines were laid 15 years back.
So to Update, I planned to change it to Gigabit switches. and the Main switcher and server are one the 5th floor,While most computers (20) are at the 2nd floor,
so is it advisable to change it to a gigabit switch and run a Fiber optic (Duplex, Multimode) to the 2nd floor and have a switcher there? (Other parts, use existing LAN)
Planning to change those computers to Thin or Zero client. And add Wifi AP's.
i would like to know if I've taken the right decision.
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@Larry Struckmeyer MVP
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@craigbeck
Thank you Very much.
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@craigbeck
Thank you Very much.
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The distance would be 85 Meters from Switcher to switcher.
So i go with @craigbeck for Copper, Since I'm planning for 1Gbps only.
But is it like Fiber will carry a lot more load than a copper? (both at 1Gbps) [im re assuring Because of plans to add Thin/Zero Clients]
Thank you all.
So i go with @craigbeck for Copper, Since I'm planning for 1Gbps only.
But is it like Fiber will carry a lot more load than a copper? (both at 1Gbps) [im re assuring Because of plans to add Thin/Zero Clients]
Thank you all.
No - 1Gbps is 1Gbps, the medium is irrelevant.
Thanks for the points :-)
Thanks for the points :-)
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Thank you for clarifying ....
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@nattygreg
Thank you for your kind Replies.
Should i go for the Fiber Optic Line Which i mentioned ??
if so, SFP or SFP+
["So to Update, I planned to change it to Gigabit switches. and the Main switcher and server are one the 5th floor,While most computers (20) are at the 2nd floor,
so is it advisable to change it to a gigabit switch and run a Fiber optic (Duplex, Multimode) to the 2nd floor and have a switcher there? (Other parts, use existing LAN)"]
That is the Place with most computers, that access LAN