Dave Baker, the senior system administrator from a consulting group, has a problem with updating his workstations on a small network. He knows that switches filter and forward messages, which he needs because the updating process is automated in the network, and those messages provide the necessary data to initialize the process.
Please post an answer to the following questions. Also support your answers with academic or real IT examples to accentuate your point. Also, you must provide at least 1 feedback post to 1 of your classmates.
- Do you think that Dave Baker is on the right path to solving his problem? What would you suggest that he identify and fix to solve the problem? Why?
- In your opinion, what network tools, frameworks, and structures would you use to solve this problem?