Everyday when ET returns from his classes to his apartment he eagerly yearns to throw himself on top his comfy chair and simply surf the internet at his own convenience. Unfortunately, ET is living with two other roommates that maliciously wish to use all of their bandwidth on a daily basis. Ah, the horror! Luckily, ET has pondered away during his free time of how to resolve this emerging conflict. He has carefully noted that his apartment contains three computers: two desktops and one laptop. After consulting with his trusty side-kick, Andy Chung or better known as Andy, both of them absolutely believe that the most optimal solution to this conflict is to purchase a router. However, during ET's brief time in researching about routers he has discovered that he could a) purchase a wired router or b) purchase a wireless router.
For our project we ultimately decided to use the wireless networking package; it is the most popular tool since it supports wireless (most laptops) and wired (most desktop) connection. The laptop has built-in wireless capability; on the other hand both desktops do not support wireless connections, therefore they would need to be connected to the network through wires. The project will help determine if the purchase of a wireless router would worth the money.
Our first step to assist ET in his wonderful networking' adventures was to start by researching for general information on the internet about the different router brands that are on the market. We narrowed our choices to two router brands: D-Link and Linksys. Afterwards we went to Circuit City and Best Buy to talk to their representatives and ask them questions about the two router brands we focused on. The representatives of both stores seemed to agree that the best routers to use were Linksys routers. They directed us to two different models of Linksys routers: the WRT54GS, and the WRT54G. We focused our in-depth research on those two models. From our dismay, we've discovered that most of the Linksys routers offer 4-port Ethernet switch (they will allow us to connect the desktop with wires), transfer rates up to 54 Mbps and advance security. The GS model offers additional speed and higher security, but it requires extra hardware. We located two routers that would completely satisfy our needs based upon our budget (see Annex A for a more detailed comparaison).
Afterwards, we turned out baseball caps backwards and slowly crept around the store to compare the prices for each router.
How did the women’s organisations that were developed at The Home Front, contribute to the war effort?
The bitter cold bit against the starved girl’s skeletal body. She was tired. Her parents discussed ways to get to good lands. They told her the only way to have a better life was to sell her into slavery. The girl, only ten years old was silent. She dreamed of fine clothing and good food. The girl went to the House of Hwang. She was too ugly to be in sight; she was kept in the scullery. All dreams of any kind were lashed out of her young mind. Mistreated, beaten, and underestimated, young O-lan learned to work hard and became resigned to her fate. One day, the Old Mistress summoned her and told her that she was to be married to a poor farmer. The other slaves scoffed, but O-lan was grateful for a chance to be free - they married. O-lan vowed to return to the great house one day in fine clothing with a son. Her resolve was strong; no one could say otherwise. Her years of abuse as a slave had made O-lan wise, stoic, and bitter; whether the events of her life strengthened or weakened her is the question.
The first issue is that conversation for upgrading existing networks from 1-GE to 10 GE, 40 GE, and 100 GE. For large enterprises that already deploy one solution, it may be difficult and costly to go from 1 to 10 GE. This is because they would be forced to reorganize and get rid of existing calming. Though with the new cabling that would be installed there would, in the end, be less, it would be expensive to reorganize, reframe, reconnect networks and require manpower to do such tasks. Compatibility between these GE’s as well matters as without the latest version is compatible with the previous issues could arise across networks and successfully transferring data. Meaning that there could be a loss of data if there is not a secure connection across networks.
Wireless networks – While the term wireless network may technically be used to refer to any type of network that is wireless, the term is most commonly used to refer to a telecommunications network whose interconnection between nodes is implemented without the use of wires, such as a computer network. Wireless telecommunication networks are generally implemented with some type of remote information transmission system that uses electromagnetic waves, such as radio waves, for the carrier and this implementation usually takes place at the physical level or “layer” network.
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Network Proposal for T-Shirts R UsI was assigned to find the right hardware and software to create a reliable network for your small business. The allotted budget seems to be more than enough to provide efficient coverage for all employees. For your business’ network, you want a server-based network that will potentially support a website, connectivity for file sharing between 5-8 employees, and a printer that can quickly produce high quality images to show to customers before screenprinting. After researching these items, I think I’ve found the best solution within your current budget.Because you will be relying most heavily on the printer and server, especially in the future, I have opted to go with a wireless network to save on the installation
Facing stiff competition the senior management needed to reconsider the pricing plan for Item 345. So in early 2004 they held a meeting to decide in which direction to go.
The Unistep IRP Elexol EtherIO 24 Module is a network board that is integrated with features that allow multiple devices over the same network to communicate. This microcontroller was designed to be implemented as an addition to a larger network system; the multiple features and capabilities allow for various industrial and home applications. Ethernet is very common and used in most networks, which makes the IRP a great candidate for networking problems both at home and in the work field.
A network can be based on either a peer-to-peer level or server-based, also referred to as domain-based. To distinguish the difference, a peer-to-peer network, also known as a workgroup, is a network in which a group of computers are connected together to share resources, such as files, applications, or peripherals. The computers in a peer-to-peer network are peers to one another, meaning no single computer has control over one another. There is also no central location for users to access resources, which means that each individual computer must share their files in order for other computers to have access (Muller, 2003, p.411). “In a peer-to-peer environment, access rights are governed by setting sharing permissions on individual machines.” (Cope, 2002) On the other hand, in a domain-based network, the computers connected together are either servers or clients. All of the other computers connected to the network are called client computers. The server is a dedicated machine that acts as a central location for users to share and access resources. The server controls the level of authority each user has to the shared resources. When logging on to the network, users on client machines are authenticated by the server, based on a user name and password (Lowe, 2004, p.13).
The rapid progress of embedded MEMS (micro-sensing technologies) and wireless communication has made wireless sensor networks possible. Such an environment may have many wireless nodes which are inexpensive; each node is capable of collecting, storing and processing environmental data, and communicating with neighboring nodes. These sensors are connected with wires in the past but tod...
The propose research will address a problem confronting many two year institutions in the present-day (i.e. how to best plan, design, and implement WLAN technologies). While WLAN technologies offer the benefits of mobility, reduced installation time, and decreased cost, many challenges must be met by institutions deploying them (Geier, 2005). These issues are related to security, speed, interoperability, and equipment selection, ease of use, reliability, signal interference, installation, and health risks.
After evaluating the site survey it is determined that a wireless local area network (WLAN) with a star topology design would work best for this office. This design gives the small office the wireless access it needs and provides wired access to the network for the shared resources, printers and wired users to connect to. I would suggest using CAT 5e wiring for the wired devices as it is cost effective and supports networking speeds up to 350 MHz (Dean, 2013, p. 102). This design also allows the office to add more users or devices easily with little impact to the network design.
Wireless technology has come from the basics of cellular usage to sensors in the medical field. Wires are now a thing of the past in today’s world with technology forever revitalizing. Wi-Fi (Wireless Network) or 802.11 networking is a phenomenal way of providing wireless Internet at a low cost. Using radio waves, a wireless network connects a PC, mobile phone or just about anything that connects to the internet wirelessly via a router.
Local Area Networks also called LANs have been a major player in industrialization of computers. In the past 20 or so years the worlds industry has be invaded with new computer technology. It has made such an impact on the way we do business that it has become essential with an ever-growing need for improvement. LANs give an employer the ability to share information between computers with a simple relatively inexpensive system of network cards and software. It also lets the user or users share hardware such as Printers and scanners. The speed of access between the computers is lighting fast because the data has a short distance to cover. In most cases a LAN only occupies one or a group of buildings located next to each other. For larger area need there are several other types of networks such as the Internet.
As you can see for the most part, people are connecting to wireless from the moment they leave their home till they get to work and then back. Wireless communication definitely provides an advantage over wired networks due to its mobility, allowing users to connect from virtually anywhere.