Hello,

I need to write a project by using question 2 and 3 from the following attach file. The project also need to use data from 2nd pages. [Teacher's Note: Use this link to submit the last two questions on your Research Project. These answers should be in the form of a letter to the President of TaxesRUS.]

CIS 345 LAN / WAN Research Project                                                                     Spring 2017

1.    You have just begun working as a networking consultant with MTI Technologies Inc.

One of your first tasks is to help troubleshoot a small Ethernet network at atax preparation officein the city of Chicago called Taxes-r-Us. The backbone of this network consists of six hubs connected in a bus fashion. Three of the hubs service workgroups of 10 workstationseach. One of the hubs services two file servers and two shared printers.

 

In anticipationof tax season and a heavier workload, the organization recently upgradedits network from 10BaseT to100BaseT. However, they have not seen any of theperformance increases they expected. Before even visiting the firm, what can yousuggest as reasons for the less than optimal performance?Write a letter to the President of Taxes-r-Us explaining in non-technical terms why they are not seeing any performance improvements on their network (after they upgraded the network speed by a factor of ten). Your letter should also have an appendix (or attachment) where you will specify the network modifications necessary for a 100BaseT operating environment. These network modifications should be very detailed and are intended for the Network Administrator at Taxes-r-Us.

 

2.    The network managers at the tax preparation office have followed your advice onreconfiguring the network, and as a result, the network is now running more smoothly.However, they have realized that their Internet connection is too slow. Theyhave been using a dial-up BRI ISDN connection. They want to spend no morethan $250 per month on an Internet connection (not including installation fees).

They also need a transmissionmethod with fairly good security and a guarantee of adequate throughput duringthe daytime hours. What solution can you recommend that will offer them themost throughput at this cost?In describing the solution, you will need to include start-up costs as well as monthly operation costs.

 

3.    The Internet connection you have selected for the tax preparation firm is workingwell. Recently, however, they have learned that their firm will be mergingwith another firm across town(but also in the city of Chicago). They need a way to connect the two offices. Theyhave heard about using data lines to carry telephone conversations, and they areinterested in adding that to their requirements for the data connection. Also,although they want the connection to be reliable, they are not willing to spendthe extra money for an extremely fault tolerant network. On the other hand, nowthat they have merged with another firm, they have the means to pay up to$2000 per month for a connection. What solution do you suggest?

 

Note: Approximate Costs for various WAN technologies is included on the next page (as a starting point); you will need to research current options. Your suggested solution should provide stat-up and operational costs.

 

Your grade will depend on the clarity of the answersand the degree you substantiate the basis for your answers with supporting material for the three sections above.

 

Please note that this is an individual assignment and you are encouraged to submit one weekly draft for review and comments. You will attain the best possible grade by timely implementing the suggested revisions.

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• 1513778653-LAN.docx