How Much to network 16 Desktops ?

wexfordman

Just wondering if anyone had a rough idea on cost (parts and labour) to network 16 pc's ? A combination of wired and wireless would be acceptable ?

Any guidleine figures appreciated!!

Regards,
Wexfordman

is_that_so

Are you doing it yourself or looking for a price?

wexfordman

A friend is looking to get it done, could probably do it myself as a favour (I think), I now there is not much to it, but would not be willing to look after it afterwards if you know what I mean, if and when things go wrong (you know how people play with settings on pc's etc).

He has got a couple of prices, but they seem a bit stiff!!!

Regards,
Wexfordman

tech

woudl you want these connected to a Server and domain, or just all on a peer to peer workgroup effort, Also what OS is on all the PC's??

PCI Ethernet cards roughtly cost € 30ish
PCI Wireless cards € 30 ish
16 Port Switch €80ish
Patch leads €2 ish each

Also have you got a patch panel in place or do you plane to run all cables directly back to switch??

Bear in the mind the max share connections on win xp machines is 10

humaxf1

Hi tech,

Do you mean 10 network shared drives, max?

thx

ntlbell

humaxf1 wrote:

Hi tech,

Do you mean 10 network shared drives, max?

thx

he means 10 simultaneous connections to any one machine.

I know XP home is 5 i didn't think their was a restriction on pro