CASE 1: NETWORKS

NETWORKS: CARLOS FUENTES-PIERUCCINI


1. Hardware: the items that need to be purchased to setup the network are:

-Router: Netgear R6300, 199 dollars.

- Wireless USB: Sony USB wireless Lan adapter, 55 dollars.

- Network adapter: IBM PRO/1000 PT Dual port server, 36 dollars.

- Cable connectors: RJ45, OEM brand, 0.50 dollars.

- Network cable: UTP cat5e/cat6/CU/CCA, 15.75 dollars


2. Software: the items that need to be purchased are:

- Firewall: ASA5510-SEC-BUN-K9, port HK, 600 dollars.


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Hardware/Software	Advantages	Price
1 Router	Can adapt to both cable and wifi connections.	$199
1 Wireless USB	Is very useful for moving workers and gives an extra support to the network.	$55
1 Network adapter	Necessary for the network to be efficient	$36
1 Cable connectors	Can exetend your options from connections to the router.	$0.50
2 Network cables	Are necessary to conncet certain devices to the wireless.	$31.50
1 Firewall	Excellent to protect your network	$600
TOTAL	-------------------------------------------------	$922

5. A router is better than a hub or a switch because it’s cheaper and is capable from transmitting internet by cable or Wi-Fi. They are easy to move around your place and locate them wherever, so it is better and efficient for you.A wireless USB is an additional hardware that will be useful because you can have internet almost everywhere, also will support your network capacity as an extra device and will help to keep it as a high bandwidth network.

The network adapter don´t need to be the most sophisticated, because it always executes the same function that is to interface the computers to the network.

The cable connectors are low coast products and can give you the opportunity to amplify the router entrances for internet connection.

Network cables are necessary to connect the PC´s to the router, and don´t need to be sophisticated.

The firewall must be a good one because makes you to have for sure that your network is protected and especially from inadequate content as pornography or violence media. It will complete your network and make it secure.

The topology to be used is the STAR TOPOLOGY because includes a central connection called the "hub node" in this case is a router.