IP Routing Question

[Brian Densmore]

> 
> >    I see nothing wrong with your proposed configuration. In fact 
> > other than
> > the fact that you have a star topology, we do exactly that sort of 
> 
> 
>   Physical star, logical bus.  Normal Ethernet, IOW.
   I haven't seen our physical layout, but I guarantee it isn't "star"
anything!
> 
> 
> > thing
> > with one of our customers (partly because the customer has two 
> > disparate
> > networks plus two IT service providers and three admin locations). 
> > We have
> > four private IP spaces, one public, and one VPN. 
> Fortunately for me, 
> 
> 
>   But do packets have to traverse the private IP to get to the public
> one?
Our setup isn't strictly like your example, but there are multiple routers
that can "see" any other part of any of the other networks. Those routers
however have a certain level of paranoia and bounce traffic not permitted,
so the answer to your question would be hard to thoroughly test. The routers
and networks do intercommunicate and some pieces can even be seen system
wide. So my answer is it's doable and has been done and your instructor
needs more training.

IMNSHO,
Brian
(software guy - I don't do light bulbs except at home)