Can we talk about hitting 200 devices on one flat network and realizing that was a mistake?

Diana Lewis · 2026-09-22T22:05:04.416463+00:00

When I set up the LAN for a 3 story office in Bakersfield back in 2019 there were maybe 40 devices and I could keep the whole thing in my head. Fast forward to now and that same building is pushing 200 plus, and I only noticed because a printer kept dropping offline and I traced it back to the switch table maxing out. At what point do you all finally split things into VLANs instead of just throwing more switches at it?

HW Forums

Loading…

Can we talk about hitting 200 devices on one flat network and realizing that was a mistake? | Commercial Networking - HW Forums