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Find three switches by different manufacturers that support Gigabit Ethernet and have at
least five ports. Print the Web pages describing each switch.

D-Link

Netgear

Linksys



Find three network adapters by different manufacturers to install in the desktop computers
that support Gigabit Ethernet. Print Web pages for each NIC.


TRENDnet

Rosewill

Netgear



Before making a decision on the hardware, the biggest thing I would want to know would be what operating system is being used.  Mostly for NIC drivers.

Out of the above hardware I would recommend The D-Link switch.  Mostly because I'm familiar with this brand.  Other than that all these switches had the same features.  As for the NIC, I would recommend the Rosewill card.  This is based mostly on the driver support offered for both Linux and Windows operating systems.





5. What is the total price of the upgrade, including one switch and four network
adapters?