Requirements for setting up Local Area Network(LAN)

How would you define computer network?

Computer network is

A group of two or more computing devices

connected together through a transmission

media for the purpose of communication and

resource sharing.

Types of Networks

Wide Area Network

• What do you remember about the types of computer networks in terms of area of coverage ?

Solution

• WAN- covers large geographical areas such as a continent or whole world

• MAN- covers a metropolitan area like a town or a city ( Radius of 5km to 10km)

• LAN-covers small geographical area like a building ( a radius of up to 3km)

Requirements for setting up a local Area Network

LAN is a network within one building specifically one room

• The requirements for setting up a Local Area Network.

(a) What components would you require to set up peer to peer

network?

(b) Discuss the use (s) of each component identified ?

• Requirements for set up and their usesUTP cable –for transmitting digital signals from

one computer to another.

Hub

• Contains addresses of computers on the network and relays signals from one computer to another.

RJ45 connectors

• Registered jack connector used as a wiring pattern for high-speed modem connection to a telephone network.

Crimping tool

A tool designed to connect an RJ45 connectorto the end of a cable.

Cable tester

• used to verify that all of the intended connections exist and that there are no unintended connections in the cable being tested.

Network interface card.

• network adapter hardware device that connects a computer to a computer network.

Network Operating system

• E.g Ms windows 98/2000/ ME/WP.• The network operating system is designed to

facilitate the sharing of network resources.

• A computer Workstations and aserver

• Are there any other component(s) that can be used instead of the identified ones?

• How would you set up a LAN ?

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