Connecting PCs

[paul_007]

my uncle in his office wants to link 20 PCs via LAN, making one PC as a master PC(server), all the 20 PCs r havin onboard LAN card. Can anyone pls tell me:

1) how to do this :step by step if possible

2) what hardware will be required

3) what will be the approximate cost

thnx

[darklord]

1] Get a 24 Port Switch
2] Crimp 20 LAN Cables according the length requorement [keep crimping straigh and not cross over]
3] connect all the cables from LAN ports on PCs to switch
4] in the onboard LAN properties,go under TCP/IP
5] Enter IP address for 20 PCS from 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.21
6] Keep 192.168.0.1 for Server
7] Keep subnet mask - 255.255.255.0 for all PCs
8] Apply settings
9] Go to control panel--> performance and maintainence---> system---> computer name
10] Enter whatever description you want in the Computer description area in each PC
11] click on change tab
12] enter computer name as per your liking
13] enter workgroup as per choice.
14] remember to keep workgroup same for all PCs

youa re done with basic networking.

[ashnik]

hey darklord, i have two PCs in my house.
one has two lan cards.
1.D-link attached to cablenet switch (which is not accessible to me)
2.intex card

2nd pc also has intex card.
I also have a 30 metre long crossed wire
now how can i connect these two pcs?

[mako_123]

I think you can connect your 2 pcs directly using the cable . Just connect the cable in both the pcs and run the " setup small office and home network wizard "

[paul_007]

1] Get a 24 Port Switch
2] Crimp 20 LAN Cables according the length requorement [keep crimping straigh and not cross over]
3] connect all the cables from LAN ports on PCs to switch
4] in the onboard LAN properties,go under TCP/IP
5] Enter IP address for 20 PCS from 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.21
6] Keep 192.168.0.1 for Server
7] Keep subnet mask - 255.255.255.0 for all PCs
8] Apply settings
9] Go to control panel--> performance and maintainence---> system---> computer name
10] Enter whatever description you want in the Computer description area in each PC
11] click on change tab
12] enter computer name as per your liking
13] enter workgroup as per choice.
14] remember to keep workgroup same for all PCs

youa re done with basic networking.

hi darklord ,thnx a lot 4 ur help

pls tell me two more things, i didnt understood the second point(what is crimp) and also pls tell me what will be the approximate price for all those hardware

once again thnx a lot

[darklord]

Well crimping essentially means,fixing the RJ-45 connector to the cable.

Not aware of the current price of 24 port switch but an 8port one costs around 1200 or so.SO calculate accordingly to get a rough idea.

300Mtr cable bundle [CAT 5E] costs around 800-1000 Rs.

RJ-45 connectors cost around 3Rs. a piece for a pack of 100 and slightly more if purchased loose.

[parimal_xp2003]

Hey switchs are very costly for small firms. Simply buy 20 port hub.

[paul_007]

thnx 4 help but what is the difference between switch and hub

[manmay]

the production of hubs has stoped.
so that only hubs that u find now in market are second hand ones or old stock.
switch provides all the users connected to it with a full bandwidth.
for eg if u hav a 100 mbps switch then all users can hav a simultaneous transfer speed of 100 mega bit / sec(mbps) and NOT 100 mega byte / sec (MBps)
while in the case of a hub the band width gets divided.
for eg if only a single user is using the network(havin a 100 mbps hub) then he'll get full 100 mbps but if there are 4 users using the network then the 100 mbps will devided by 4 of them each one getting 25 mbps.
becoz of this, the prod of hubs has ceased as the cost of prod of switch and a hub is same.
i dont exactly remember the cost of the switches or hubs....search on net for them......