You have been contracted to advise the owners of a new office building on setting up a computer network. The owners require a network that will be inexpensive but allow a Linux Server, five Macintosh workstations, and 40 Windows XP Professional computers to share data and printers.
What would be your advice to the client?
1. Install a network bridge between the Macs and the PCs.
2. Recommend replacing the Mac computers with Windows PCs.
3. Recommend using NetBEUI as the common protocol for the network.
4. >>Setup TCP/IP as the default protocol for the LAN.
Explanation : The best choice here is to use TCP/IP as the network protocol. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the protocol used on the Internet and is supported by Novell NetWare, Linux, Unix, Windows, and the Mac OS.
NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface) is a proprietary Windows protocol used only by Windows computers. It is not used on the Internet because it is a non-routable protocol.
It is not necessary to replace the Macs because they are compatible with the common TCP/IP protocol.
Bridges are Data Link layer devices that join together different network segments. They pass on only traffic that needs to reach the segment on the other side of the bridge and, therefore, can help decrease overall network traffic. Segmenting the network would not accomplish the goal.
Objective: Networks
