Are subnetted devices located together, or can they be spread out geographically? Alternatively, for a more

Nope, subnetted devices don’t have to be located together at all!

Think of subnets like labels on boxes—you can put those boxes anywhere, but it’s easier to find stuff if you group them logically.

If you’re mixing geographies, just watch out for latency.

Tools like PingPlotter can help troubleshoot if things get messy.