COSTING A LAN
What we have here is a Local Area Network consisting of 20 machines and 2 hubs, If you look at the table below you will see the total cost of the materials used is 524.28. If you look at the image below you will see that each machine is connected to the hub using Cat 5 network cables, each machine is also equipped with 10 Base T network interface cards, this is where the network cables will connect to each machine. After all machines are connected to the hubs, Each hub will have a network cable connecting it to a router leading to the internet or some type of server.
| ITEM | BRAND | PRICE | SUPPLIER |
| 2 Hubs | Cisco Fasthub 412 10/100 12 Port hub | $59 * 2 = $118 | Memory4Less.com |
| 22 cat 5 twisted pair network cables | Belkin 10/100 Base T (RJ-45) Patch Cable 15 FT, Gray, Standard RJ45 connectors | 4.34 * 22 = 95.48 | ANTOnline via Amazon.com |
| 20 10 Base T NICs | Linksys EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card - Network adapter - PCI - EN Fast EN - 10Base-T | 15.54 * 20 = $310.80 | Pricegrabber.com |
IMAGE OF THE LAN