Hello everyone. I am struggling with one of my assignments from university that i really need help on, I’ve tried so hard but its got to a point where I need someones help! Bare with me on this its a long question. As a brief intro, the assignment deals with creating and configuring a national [...]
Hi all. I’m so glad we can share our knowledge and experiences in this intimate atmosphere. Here’s my problem. Due to my responsibility, I’ll have to connect two segments of 5 and 6 nodes(PCs exactly). Now I want to know what would be the most cost-effective policy to link these two segments using a switch(any recommendations?) [...]
We are a small company that is planning to move all of our servers to a datacenter. We will have 5 routable Public IP’s. We currently have the same at our office. Our current setup has a Comcast Business Gateway appliance with 3 FW’s connected to it. Each of the FW’s WAN port is set [...]
One building, divided in 3 stories. I want to create a network of 100 computers in this one building. How many Routers, Switches and Hubs do I need? How many Straight and cross over cables do I need? and what kind of topologies to implement? Do I need a server? What protocol to implement? What [...]
I am taking a class at work and I have to design a WAN that will connect 2 different sites in 2 different states. It has to have the bandwidth to handle video conferencing and normal network traffic. I will have approx 300 users in 1 location and the same in the other. What would [...]
Hello there, I would like to design-build a network for a small company (about 80 employees). The company is divided in 3 sections which are: designers (30 employees), sales (30 employees) and administrator/marketing (15 employees). Also there are 3 managers and a CEO. What components do I need to build this network (router, switches, hubs) [...]
im designing a network for a small business. There are three departments in the business retail sales – 80 employees, sale support – 10 employees, accounts – 15 employees. I’ve decided to use star topology. It will have one router connecting to many switches. I was thinking of using multiple 48 port switches. Would it [...]
Hi….currently I work as System engineer in MNC. My work involves daily client facing to understand the proposed network requirements and based on that provide the design and cost for the network (service and CPEs) using various automated tools.It is mostly telecom operations management and not very technical.I have completed CCNA recently and now wants [...]
Starting from scratch, I plan to have 600 users with e-mail, file and print, and Internet services. I will also have 10 servers used as LAN, proxy, and database servers. Two departments will need sufficient bandwidth and access applications from an Oracle server. We are also going to expand to four branch offices located in [...]
We are adding 10 new mac’s to our PC network we are adding a gigabit module to our 4000m switch. What else should we do to prevent issues with the pc/mac integration?
I am trying to create a network for my small business (20 employees) and I don’t know whether I should use a wired or wireless network. If I go with wired, how would I go about setting it up? What equipment would I need? If I went wireless, how would I set it up? What [...]
What prerequisites do I need to fulfill before deploying a VoIP solution on a existing gigabit network? We will have data going over the same line and we have a 100 mbit backbone.
What is the best way to have a hybrid network with PC users and MACs? We want to cater to everyone so what should we choose as our authentication scheme not to screw anything up?
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HI, I have never posted on here before. Please let me know if I have left out info. that helps to answer my question. I am a photographer (trying to be side jobsfoguy that owns an IT companyHe has asked me to create online forms that he can get to and fill out online and then print off. [...]
What is the best way to give public access to the internet yet protecting my company network? We have a Cisco ASA 5510 firewall and wireless access points.
I have a large home and the setup looks like this. Cable Modem | Dynex Router – 192.168.1.1 – 255.255.255.0 | Belkin Wireless Router 192.168.2.1 – 255.255.255.0 My problem is that the Belkin works very well in all rooms except the far end of the house. So I purchased a second Belkin Router 192.168.3.1 – 255.255.255.0 and [...]
I am planning to set up two segments on my network. I would like to ask which logical topology would be best to use and would meet the following criteria: 1. at normal instances, segment A and B would be connected using 1 physical router. The router should detect them as 2 separate network segments. [...]
Can I daisy chain several routers together to add additional lan ports or will I get screwed up by their separate interfaces? We have several routers and no additional switches. If it will be an issue and I can not turn them into switches we will buy something but if we can reuse our existing [...]
which main factors do i need to consider when designing an ATM network?





