There are three offices at work, each containing 5-6 stand alone PC's. I want to create a client/server network - the server will be located in a fourth office.
As far as I can tell, there are two ways I could run the cabling in this system...
(1) Run a cable from every individual computer to...
Thanks jimbo. So then, (just to recap!) I would have one type of cable (strong signal, not very flexible) running from a patchpanel to some form of connector in the wall by the PC. I would then use another (more flexible) cable to connect the patchpanel to the switch/hub, and from the connector...
Thanks Bob.
If a permanent connection to the ISP was unavailable, would it be possible to set up via a dial-up connection (that connects every x minutes)? Or is this a path I really don't want to be going down??
Thanks guys. The book I am currently reading said the maximum cable length for Fast Ethernet (100BASE-T) was only 20 metres, so I guess it must be 'dated' now.
Daft question number two: What is a patch cable/cord? It's not a term I've come across before.
Hiya,
At work we have a number of stand-alone computers. We lease a domain name off a local ISP and each individual PC user can dial into it to retreive their own mail (via Outlook Express). What I would like to do is to set up a client/server network, and set up a system whereby the server...
I am planning to create a client/server network at work (currently all the PC's are stand-alone). I would like to create a 100BaseT network, but am a bit unsure what the recommended maximum distance of cat5 cabling is between each of the clients and the hub? I have read differing opinions...
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