office setup

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peer to peer with four computers ya reckon

Colin . said:
P2P - your ignorance is showing !

And you need to know the difference between an ohm and an arsehole.

You have to put the correct quantity of the right one on the end of each
cable.
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nbs said:
star network topology you say. and the other choices would be...?
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Maybe you are showing your ignorance a bit .
There are a few choices of a network , depending on the size of the set-up
involved and I was merely telling the OP the exact type of network to use
since he has no experience with computers or computer networks.

The other networks that can be used are

Ring
Bus
Tree

And you also have within each group different types of networks.
Read up on them , you might learn something.



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Colin . said:
Oh so you do know smartarse - try PTPP then.
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Yeah PTPP would be very useful in this situation too wouldn't it :P

What I was inferring by my original response to the 'star topology' advice
was that there are no practical topology options for the desired network.
Show me some generally available, cost-effective products other than a
single ethernet switch that would make any practical performance difference
to a four or five node, general purpose office network. Why advise someone
who admits to knowing next to nothing about networking, about technologies
that have no relevance?
 
Sandgroper said:
Maybe you are showing your ignorance a bit .
There are a few choices of a network , depending on the size of the set-up
involved and I was merely telling the OP the exact type of network to use
since he has no experience with computers or computer networks.

The other networks that can be used are

Ring
Bus
Tree

And you also have within each group different types of networks.
Read up on them , you might learn something.
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My apologies, it was a rhetorical question. The OP is a self-confessed "not
far advanced from computer illiterate" so any discussion of network
topologies is hardly relevent. You don't have any practical choices when
connecting such a small number of PCs because there is no point - there
would be no performance gains to be had by implementing a certain topology.

If a customer asked me to implement any particular network topology I'd
immediately know they have no clue, unless it was for a reasonably large
network and/or they had particularly high throughput requirements, AND they
had some credible reason for requesting it. Where specialist networking is
required you need to get professional advice. I would argue that even for a
small business you should get professional advice because unlike your home
internet-sharing setup, businesses need to maximise functionality and
reliability.
 
Well, you weren't too bloody clear.

I agree, the suggestions have been all for BHP not some little office.

Yes, a simple switch is the way to go.

All this server stuff is way over the top if you don't know the needs. Just
use a workstation as the file/print server.
 
Damien said:
spodosaurus committed to the eternal aether...:




It would have been along the lines of what I responded to Andy's with.

I don't think the OP indicated any ignorance about his business, only about
computers. For all we know, he's briefed the 'boffin' about what his needs
are, the boffin has proposed a solution and OP is soliciting some feedback
from this petshop.

Andy wrote "You need to analyse your business before you ask questions".
Presumptuous at minimum.
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How so? He needs to determine if an upgrade is necessary. If so, then he
needs to analyse what aspects of his business will possibly improve from
an upgrade. Then you can start looking at other options. For all we
know, the current computers are perfectly adequate and upgrading those
is not necessary, but perhaps adding a server would improve interoffice
cooperation and communication. Maybe a router behind a broadband
connection is all that's needed to improve productivity.
BTW, I don't necessarily disagree with the advice, it's just worded in a
smart-arse disingenuous way.
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I didn't get that at all. :-/

Ari

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nbs said:
My apologies, it was a rhetorical question. The OP is a self-confessed "not
far advanced from computer illiterate" so any discussion of network
topologies is hardly relevent. You don't have any practical choices when
connecting such a small number of PCs because there is no point - there
would be no performance gains to be had by implementing a certain
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topology.

Yeah , one of the reasons why I mentioned a star network topology is because
the OP is sort of like computer illiterate and I was giving a basic overview
and explanation of a small office network and some additional idea so that
he could do a bit of a quick search to see what was involved.

Normally , to design a network for a business , it would involve asking a
lot of questions to define the business , the businesses needs and future
needs ...etc , but in this case I was just giving a quick overview for a
standard small network to somebody that is not very computer literate.


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