Networking Report

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Networking Report

Contents
The report is broken down in 30 main sections in them the following can be viewed:

1. INTRODUCTION

2. WHAT IS A NETWORK?

3. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FROM NETWORKING?

4. NETWORK RELATIONSHIP TYPES

5. WIDE AREA NETWORKS (WAN)

6. LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (LAN)

7. METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK (MAN)

8. PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK RELATIONSHIP

9. CLIENT/SERVER NETWORK RELATIONSHIP

10. COMPARING PEER-TO-PEER AND CLIENT/SERVER

11. ADVANTAGES OF PEER-TO-PEER

12. DISADVANTAGES OF PEER-TO-PEER

13. ADVANTAGES OF CLIENT/SERVER

14. DISADVANTAGES OF CLIENT/SERVER NETWORKS

15. NETWORK FEATURES OF CLIENT/SERVER

1 FILE SHARING
2 PRINTER SHARING
3 APPLICATION SERVICES
4 E-MAIL

16. THE INTERNET

17. NETWORK SECURITY

18. WORKSTATION HARDWARE

19. BUS TOPOLOGY

20. STAR TOPOLOGY

21. RING TOPOLOGY

22. TREE TOPOLOGY

23. FIREWALLS

24. DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (DSL)

25. ACCOUNT SECURITY

26. CONCLUSION

27. RECOMMENDATION

28. BIBLIOGRAPHY

29. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

30. APPENDICES

APPENDIX 1.1: THE SERVER
APPENDIX 1.2: THE NETWORK CARD
APPENDIX 1.3: THE ROUTER

INTRODUCTION

I have decided to research into Networking as my individual assignment for CP2099, because I am interested in setting up networks, as I already have set up my own small network at home. I also want to find out some of the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of networks.

I will research extensively in order to find the best possible network for:

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...ughput of 100mbps (using 100mbps hub and cabling) even the most demanding multi-player games will run smoother and more reliably. Ideal for games like Quake, Half-Life and Unreal Tournament, Windows networking and data transfer. Supplied with drivers for Windows 95, 98 and Windows NT.

Appendix 1.3: The Router

ADSL 16port Router with built in Modem & Firewall Source: PC World The Instant Broadband EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router is the ideal solution for remotely accessing a network securely over the Internet using cutting edge encryption and authentication methods.16Port Router, which expands its functionality and security, features by utilizing 56-bit DES and 168-bit 3DES encryption, and Internet Key Exchange (IKE). A built-in IPSec coprocessor from Hifn allows for complete data privacy for the access and exchange of your most sensitive data from your home to your corporate network or between remote branch offices without the additional cost of IPSec VPN client software for each computer. The Router is capable of conducting up to 70 simultaneous IPSec VPN tunnels while allowing additional savings with no upgrade fees or technical support costs.

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