Introduction
Welcome to Part 2, this part will provide the background and current topology that is to be replaced, the real fun will start in Part 3. I know you are all impatient to get started configuring switches, routers and servers but I think that the design and the reasons behind the design are as important (if not more so) than the actual configuration. As always I know I am not perfect and all knowing so if from the background and the following tutorials you think I have missed something or could have done something better then please speak up, send me a message via the contact page or leave a comment.
Background
NINet has grown since the last series and now has a floor of approximately 40 developers developing video solutions. The current solution was put together in bits and pieces and is resulting in poor performance and frequent outages. It must be stressed that this is a development network and as such cannot be locked down developers need to be able to connected unmanged switches (much to my irritation) and connect devices at will.
