The following table lists different tasks for planning the network configuration.* (A) Identify the hardware requirements of your planned network topology.Determine the types of equipment that you need for your network site.*(C) Determine the type of IP addresses to use and obtain registered IP addresses.Select whether you are deploying a purely IPv4 network, an IPv6 network, or a network that uses both types of IP addresses. Obtain unique IP addresses to communicate to public networks in the Internet.* (D) Determine a naming scheme to identify the hosts in the network as well as the name service to use.Create a list of names to assign to the systems on the network and decide whether to use NIS, LDAP, DNS, or the network databases in the local /etc directory.* If necessary, establish administrative subdivisions and design a strategy for subnets.Decide if your site requires that you divide your network into subnets to service administrative subdivisions* Determine where to place routers in the network design.If your network is large enough to require routers, create a network topology that supports them.* Decide whether to create virtual networks in the overall network configuration scheme.You might need to create virtual networks within a system to reduce the hardware footprint of your network.
The following table lists different tasks for planning the network configuration.
* (A) Identify the hardware requirements of your planned network topology.
Determine the types of equipment that you need for your network site.
*(C) Determine the type of IP addresses to use and obtain registered IP addresses.
Select whether you are deploying a purely IPv4 network, an IPv6 network, or a network that uses both types of IP addresses. Obtain unique IP addresses to communicate to public networks in the Internet.
* (D) Determine a naming scheme to identify the hosts in the network as well as the name service to use.
Create a list of names to assign to the systems on the network and decide whether to use NIS, LDAP, DNS, or the network databases in the local /etc directory.
* If necessary, establish administrative subdivisions and design a strategy for subnets.
Decide if your site requires that you divide your network into subnets to service administrative subdivisions
* Determine where to place routers in the network design.
If your network is large enough to require routers, create a network topology that supports them.
* Decide whether to create virtual networks in the overall network configuration scheme.
You might need to create virtual networks within a system to reduce the hardware footprint of your network.