Designing and Installing a Network

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Designing and Installing a Network

• Choosing a Network Design
• Establishing a Client/Server Environment
• Working with Device Drivers and Network Interface
  Cards (NICs)
• Ensuring Hardware Compatibility

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Choosing a Network Design

• Peer-to-Peer or Server-Based?
• Taking Inventory
• Building a Map
• Choosing Network Media

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Facility Layout of Bicycle Company
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Existing Equipment for the Bicycle Company
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Bicycle Company Network as a Physical Bus
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Bicycle Company Network as a Physical Star
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12-Connection CAT 5 568 Patch Panel
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CAT 5 Outlet
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Punch Down Tool
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Installed Media
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Establishing a Client/Server Environment

• Centralized vs. Client/Server Computing
• Client/Server Model Overview
• Advantages of Working in a Client/Server
  Environment

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Simple Client/Server Network
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Client is the Front EndServer is the Back End
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Data Can Be Local on One Server or Distributed
Over Several
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Data Storage Warehouse Server
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Working with Device Drivers and Network Interface
Cards

• The Role of Drivers
• The Network Environment
• Implementing Drivers
• Installing Network Interface Cards

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Communication Between NIC and Network Software
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Installing a NIC on Windows NT Server 4.0
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Removing a Driver
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Diagnostic Lights
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Ensuring Hardware Compatibility

• When Hardware is a Problem
• Checking Minimum Requirements
• Network Hardware

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Minimum Hardware Requirements
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