Network Performance

[Guest]

Hi,

Firstly I apologise for posting this sort of message in this group, didn't
know where else to look.

I'm after alittle guidance, i'm currently doing an assignment for college
and require information on "Network Performance Issues" the assignment we
have is to create a report on network so many PC's together. In a particular
section I need to detail what network performance issues I will have and how
I can improve them.

Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks!

 

[Malke]

Hi,

Firstly I apologise for posting this sort of message in this group,
didn't know where else to look.

I'm after alittle guidance, i'm currently doing an assignment for
college and require information on "Network Performance Issues" the
assignment we have is to create a report on network so many PC's
together. In a particular section I need to detail what network
performance issues I will have and how I can improve them.

Start with Google. Use the search term, "network performance issues" and
you'll get a huge number of links. Your question is too vague - network
performance issues using what type of network topology? Operating
systems? Number of computers? Domain, workgroup? Here are some links to
great sites about networking. I would start there, along with narrowing
down your focus, and see where that leads you:

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/
http://www.wown.info/
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
http://www.ezlan.net/index.html

If you are talking about Microsoft operating systems, Microsoft itself
has a tremendous amount of information. Start with TechNet:

http://www.technet.com

Malke

 

[Guest]

Collision, Contention, Broadcast Packets, Line Speed, Full vs Half Duplex, if
you're using switches L2 or L3, the buffering mechanism and maximum backplane
speed, number of hops between points, routing vs switching, NIC types and
busmastering, available bandwidth, unnecessary protocols being broadcast,
bad/faulty wiring, RIP vs OSPF, unicast vs multicast, just to name a few
amongst tons of other possible issues.

I could write at least a 5 page report on each one of the above... and
they're all related to network performance. You're talking a very broad
range of things that any one or more combined could cause network related
performance problems.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your response. To make alittle more detail so you could possibily
provide more guidance is...

The assignment scenario is we have 20 standalone PC's, basically we have to
create a report as if I were a IT Support worker to present to the IT Manager
explaining the benefits of networking the machines.
We don't have a specific Operating System although it would be based around
a Windows platform. The PC's we be based in a domain, topology is probably
Star.

Can you help?

Thanks!

 

[Malke]

Thanks for your response. To make alittle more detail so you could
possibily provide more guidance is...

The assignment scenario is we have 20 standalone PC's, basically we
have to create a report as if I were a IT Support worker to present to
the IT Manager explaining the benefits of networking the machines.
We don't have a specific Operating System although it would be based
around a Windows platform. The PC's we be based in a domain, topology
is probably Star.

Any of the links I gave you are good places to start. For 20 pc's on a
network, you definitely would want a server and a domain, so assume
Windows 2003 Server and go to it's homepage on www.microsoft.com. There
will be lots of information about setting up a network using that os.

Malke