Task |
Description |
For Information |
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1. Plan your hardware requirements and network topology |
Determine the types of equipment that you need and the layout of this equipment at your site. |
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2. Obtain a registered IP address for your network |
Your network must have a unique IP address if you plan to communicate outside your local network, for example, over the Internet. |
Refer to Obtaining Your Network's IP Number. |
3. Devise an IP addressing scheme for your systems, based on your IPv4 network prefix or IPv6 site prefix. |
Determine how addresses are to be deployed at your site. |
Refer to Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme or refer to Preparing an IPv6 Addressing Plan. |
4. Create a list that contains the IP addresses and host names of all machines on your network. |
Use the list to build network databases |
Refer to Network Databases |
5. Determine which name service to use on your network. |
Decide whether to use NIS, LDAP, DNS, or the network databases in the local /etc directory. | |
6. Establish administrative subdivisions, if appropriate for your network |
Decide if your site requires that you divide your network into administrative subdivisions |
Refer to Administrative Subdivisions |
7. 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. |
Refer to Planning for Routers on Your Network |
8. If required, design a strategy for subnets. |
You might need to create subnets for administering your IP address space or to make more IP addresses available for users. |
For IPv4 subnet planning, refer to What Is Subnetting? For IPv6 subnet planning, refer to Creating a Numbering Scheme for Subnets |