RE: New Job.

["Beauford, Jason" <jbeauford () EightInOnePet com>]

Firstly:  Congrats!

Before you begin, you should start by confirming the backbone is
adequate.  Maybe upgrade any failing or old core switches.  Be sure
you're running on Cat5 or better and not Coax.  If expansion is certain,
be sure to get a switch with GB uplink ports.


As 

        |   -----Original Message-----
        |   From: palmer.howard () gmail com 
        |   [mailto:palmer.howard () gmail com] 
        |   Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:00 AM
        |   To: security-basics () securityfocus com
        |   Subject: New Job.
        |   
        |   Hello all. I would like to send a thank you before 
        |   hand for the response's and suggestions I am to 
        |   recv from this email.
        |    
        |   After month's of searching, I have been hired into 
        |   a job position as the Network Administrator. The 
        |   company currently has a very bad setup of there 
        |   Network infrastructure and has hired me to come in, 
        |   asses the damage, and design a network, no matter 
        |   the budget, that would help to keep and grow them 
        |   for the future.
        |   
        |   I have very little experience (on the job training) 
        |   with designing a network. I am a new graduate of 
        |   Technical college, where I graduated with all A's, 
        |   and did very well on my Capstone with 
        |   designing/building a Network infrastructure.
        |   I have 5 to 6 years in the IT field, N+, A+, 
        |   Solaris 10, Linux+, and the AS degree in Computer 
        |   Network Systems;CCNA-pending. My experience comes 
        |   from designing/building PC/Laptops, remote desktop 
        |   support, and my most pervious position was System 
        |   Database admin on Solairs/Unix 
        |   platform;Telnet,SSH,VNC,VPN, VT100 Terminal..etc to 
        |   remote clients. 
        |   
        |   What I ask from you expert's is this. 
        |   
        |   Help!! I would like to be pointed in a direction 
        |   that may help to guide me in creating a "beginners" 
        |   style network.
        |   Are there any basic/template designs available?
        |   
        |   There are a list of things I know we need.
        |   
        |   1. A new Web Server.
        |   2. File server
        |   3. FTP server
        |   4. Application server
        |   5. Cisco routers.
        |   6. A wall mount rack.
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        |