Photographs - (Click
on the picture for a larger image)
CN 425 Lab Students - Click to Enlarge
Pictured are CN students Kawakami Masashi (left), Evelyne Benie
(center), and Shashindra Bhandari (right). They are learning about
the different components of a data communication system and different
line configurations. Different components include a switch, which
connects computers together; a server, which stores network data;
and a modem which enables computers to communicate with each other.
Line configurations are the actual order that individual wires have
to be in so that the network functions correctly.
CN 425 Lab Students - Click to Enlarge
Pictured are Wade Mickelsen (left), Allan Reko (center), and Jason
Nordmann (right). They are creating a Star topology network consisting
of a hub, server, four workstations and a printer. A Star topology
is a network with all of the computers on the perimeter being connected
centrally by a switch.
CN 425 Lab Students - Click to Enlarge
Pictured are CN 425 students Adeel Ahmed (left), Curt Richter (center),
and Jeff Keenan (right). They are working on a lab which involves
creating a computer topology, learning about line configurations
and the key elements of a protocol. A topology is the design of
the network and physical layout of its equipment. Line configurations
are the actual order that individual wires have to be in so that
the network functions correctly. A protocol is a certain system
that computers use to communicate on a network.
CN 485 Servers - Click to Enlarge
Pictured is a server installed with Windows Server 2003 software (top) and
a server installed with Windows XP Professional software (bottom).
These are used by a CN 485 class for learning about network topologies.
A topology is the design of the network and physical layout of its
equipment.
Computer Networking and Applications Club Lab - Click to Enlarge
Pictured is the Computer Networking and Applications Club Lab.
The lab has 20 Compaq and Hewlett-Packerd computers networked to
a Windows server and a Linux server. The Windows server is installed
with Windows Server 2003 software and the Linux server is installed
with Mandrake software.
Smart Switch 6500 - Click to Enlarge
Pictured is a Smart Switch 6500. A switch is designed to connect two or more computers. The Smart Switch is actually seven switches in one. On top of the Smart Switch is a Tiger Switch. Unlike the Smart Switch, which has separate compartments for each switch, the Tiger Switch is made to be mounted in a rack.
Smart Switch 6500 - Click to Enlarge
Displayed is a switch that has been taken out for replacement from the Smart Switch 6500. The problem with the switch is that the circuits which allow it to communicate with the central processing chip of a computer are broken, which is also known as a short circuit.
CN 485 Class Lab/Server Room - Click to Enlarge
Pictured is the room where CN 485 students use Windows server 2003
software and Windows XP Professional software to learn about Virtual
Private Networks and to set up Virtual Local Area Networks.
