Biscast Cooperation produces edible products. The company employs 50 people and

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Biscast Cooperation produces edible products. The company employs 50 people and has offices on two floors in a downtown building. Each employee uses Windows XP operating system on a desktop or laptop computer. Biscat Cooperation has two servers running Windows Server 2003, plus a Linux Web Server. Currently, each floor in their building is wired using Category 5e UTP cable. Their communications devices are half-duplex hubs and switches employing 10Base T connections cables throughout the building… on each floor and between floors. The building is scheduled for renovations and Biscat Cooperation hires you through Network Design Consultants to assist in a new network design for a cabled network.

What cabling options do you recommend for connecting the three servers to the network? Are there any recommendation you have in terms of the server hardware? Explain your rationale.

Explanation / Answer

Cabling options for the connection of servers to the computers and ISP will be followed by the sequence of steps

1. divide the computers or laptops in part of 25 each for two floors

2. connect the same devices to the switch and hence the path provider thats the hub

3. we can use 10 Base F cables for the better performance of network if really needed else coaxial or twisted pair are also good alternative

4. connect the hub to the server's and keep the server in an server room

5. let the employees enjoy the benifit of both the server on both floors by connecting hubs to the servers and the serves to the ISP

recommendation for the server hardware can be

1. it would be recommended to use dell power edge servers for more high performance and user friendly behaviour

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