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Guide to Networking Essentials Fifth Edition

Guide to Networking Essentials, Fifth Edition. 2. Objectives. Address the needs of a small business networkIdentify small business network equipment requirementsIdentify small business application requirementsDescribe the issues of supporting a small business. Guide to Networking Essentials, Fift

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Guide to Networking Essentials Fifth Edition

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    1. Guide to Networking Essentials Fifth Edition Chapter 11 Supporting a Small Business Network

    2. Guide to Networking Essentials, Fifth Edition 2 Objectives Address the needs of a small business network Identify small business network equipment requirements Identify small business application requirements Describe the issues of supporting a small business

    3. Guide to Networking Essentials, Fifth Edition 3 Addressing the Needs of Small Business Networks Small business Independently owned and operated Does not dominate its field of operation Revenues of less than $500,000 and/or fewer than 500 employees

    4. Guide to Networking Essentials, Fifth Edition 4 Addressing the Needs of Small Business Networks (continued) In this chapter, a small business has: Fewer than 200 computers One or two locations Modest technology needs Most small businesses don’t require a complex, highly restrictive security policy, data encryption, or advanced WAN technologies There are exceptions; one size does not fit all

    5. Guide to Networking Essentials, Fifth Edition 5 Data and Application Sharing in a Small Business Peer-to-peer or server based network? When possible and when funds allow, use a server If you use a peer-to-peer scheme, limit the number of computers hosting network resources to minimize potential problems Designate as few computers as possible as file-sharing computers Each user should have a home directory on the server, making backups easier Other users may have read access to each other’s home directory to facilitate file sharing

    6. Guide to Networking Essentials, Fifth Edition 6 Data and Application Sharing in a Small Business (continued) Typically, one or more common folders that the entire company has access to or departmental folders shared among members of a department Applications can also be shared across a network Many applications can be installed on a network file server and run from workstations

    7. Guide to Networking Essentials, Fifth Edition 7 Configuring Simple File Sharing in a Windows XP Network

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