Netw410 Ilab

NETW410 Week 4 Lab Report

To complete the Week 4 Lab Report, answer the questions below concerning the Network Design Lab Scenario linked from Step 2 of the iLab page.

Please use the template starting on Page 2 and submit it to the Week 4 iLab Dropbox by the due date.

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Lab Report

1. How should an Internet connection be made for the current campus? Why did you select this option over the others? AT&T is the carrier providing service to the existing campus as well as the new campus. Examine the offerings for Internet access to select the one that should be used. (10 points)

The internet can be installed in just one location and will be shared with the new building. This will be cheaper have both installed a separate internet connection.

2. How should the existing and new campus locations be connected to each other? (10 points)

The existing campus and the new location can be connected through WAN connections. We can use the internet to do this for a cheaper cost. VPN is the key linking two private networks together.

3. Should the two locations share an Internet connection? (10 points)

Well, they both can share an internet connection. We can assign a static IP to the WAN and LAN interfaces that’s valid on the network each happens to be facing.

4. Compare the advantages, disadvantages, and cost of fiber optic cable, 5 GHz wireless bridges, and free space optics as a means to interconnect the campus buildings to the IT wing of the Administration Building. (10 points)

Using fiber optics gives the best benefits of all. It is extremely high bandwidth, easy to accommodate increasing bandwidth, resistance to electromagnetic interference, and secure transmission. While installing fiber optic broadband is initially more expensive than wireless, due largely to the excavation costs involved in laying fiber optic cable underground. Special test equipment is often required and susceptibility to physical damage. Many Wi-Fi bridging...