Creating subnets

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Hi Folks
I am busy setting up a network in a school and need to have more than one
subnet as we will run out of ip addresses when new PCs are purchased soon.
Seperate servers are being run up for staff and students respectively.

Someone has suggested that I establish 2 seperate domains (one on each
server) rather increase the subnet range. Apparently...windows explorer takes
a lot longer to explore the network when there is a wider subnet????

So the recommended/suggested network would look like this . . .

STAFF.DOMAIN | STUDENT.DOMAIN
AdminSvr StaffSvr | StudentSvr
192.168.1.1 192.168.1.2 | 192.168.2.1

But I do have a few issues with this configuration..
1) I would like Staff to have access to the Student SERVER, but not the
other way. I can manage this via GP.
2) Staff often log onto student PC (in the student PC lab) for training or
because they dont have a desktop PC of their own. So I cannot lock the PC lab
machines to the student domain only.
3) How do I share common printers?
4) and then the obvious - I would have to manage 2 sets of AD, 2 intranet
sites, 2 etc etc.

So my questions are....
1. Will increasing the subnet range (or is that "scope"?) slow down Windows
Explorer response time THAT much?
If NOT . . . then. . .
2. How do I actually go about increasing the range? eg, what do I need to do
to adjust the subnet range? Is it simply a case of changing the subnet mask
on the DHCP to "255.255.WhatValue.0" ?
3. Would it be both possible and wise, to assign all the peripheral devices
(printers, routers, switches, hubs etc) a static IP on a subnet of their own
(eg: 192.168.3.x)
4. Would I need to tell the DHCP to issue IPs based on user profile (EG
STAFF get 192.168.1.x and STUDENTS get 192.168.2.x) or does this not matter?

Thanks

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Lots2Learn
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