It240 Wk 3

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Complete Case Projects 3-1, 3-2, & 3-3 of Guide to Networking Essentials. After determining if a client-based or client/server model will be used, substantively justify your choice in 200 to 300 words. Case Project 3 – 1: What changes in equipment are required to bring this company’s network up to date to solve the shared-bandwidth problem? The network needs to be changed to an extended star network. The solution that I would utilize is incorporating a central switch with 3 branching switches. (The switches I would use would be 1000BaseT, This would allow for high bandwidth traffic.) Cat 5 or 6 cabling would be used to hardline the original 10 stations (which would be divided into 2 groups to allow better traffic.) The additional switch would be followed with a wireless 802.11g/n since there is no allowable room for lines. The 10 original stations would need to be fit with 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC's to allow for the higher bandwidth and the new 5 would need to have wireless 802.11g/n NIC's installed as well. What topology and which type of device can be used in the manufacturing area to solve the cabling difficulties? An extended star topology with a logical switch topology would need to be utilized. The manufacturing floor would need to have a wireless solution in order to remove the issue with lack of installation room for wiring. Case Project 3 – 2: What type of topology should be used in this network? The network needs to utilize a physical star topology with a logical switch topology as well. Will the network be peer to peer or server based? The network will be server based. How many computers will be attached to the network? There will be 5 servers with 50 stations attached to each, so there will be a total of 250 computers attached to the network itself. What kind of networking device is easiest to reconfigure? What kind offers the

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