My first "medium" sized network!
bighornsheep
Member Posts: 1,506
Hey everyone,
some of you may remember me talking about this contract job that I got. It's for a financial company and their network. They needed to replace their NT 4 server which was just way too overloaded. P3 700Mhz, 512mb of ram and it ran Exchange, Fax, VPN, IIS, File & Print, WINS, DHCP....
Basically, what I did was help them move into their new office, and configure their new server in the new place. They bought a dell poweredge server, with dual xeon, 1gb ram, with Windows 2003 SBS and I configured DNS, DHCP, VPN, Fax, File & Print, and replaced their domain controller to AD.
I suggested for them to move their email and web services to a remote server, which they agreed and is in the process of searching for a host.
It's not really a 'big' company, they have 7 computers in the office, but up to about 90 mobile users on their laptops.
I guess after 2 years of freelance computer work, I finally got a chance to setup a network by myself. I have helped others configure things before, but this time was just me.
I took some pictures if anyone is interested:
http://www.dg-network.com/misc/work/
I guess I feel alot better about my 290, and 291 after this experience....hoping....
some of you may remember me talking about this contract job that I got. It's for a financial company and their network. They needed to replace their NT 4 server which was just way too overloaded. P3 700Mhz, 512mb of ram and it ran Exchange, Fax, VPN, IIS, File & Print, WINS, DHCP....
Basically, what I did was help them move into their new office, and configure their new server in the new place. They bought a dell poweredge server, with dual xeon, 1gb ram, with Windows 2003 SBS and I configured DNS, DHCP, VPN, Fax, File & Print, and replaced their domain controller to AD.
I suggested for them to move their email and web services to a remote server, which they agreed and is in the process of searching for a host.
It's not really a 'big' company, they have 7 computers in the office, but up to about 90 mobile users on their laptops.
I guess after 2 years of freelance computer work, I finally got a chance to setup a network by myself. I have helped others configure things before, but this time was just me.
I took some pictures if anyone is interested:
http://www.dg-network.com/misc/work/
I guess I feel alot better about my 290, and 291 after this experience....hoping....
Jack of all trades, master of none
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sharptech
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Looks solid - great job.
One thing that might impress them is management of the wires. Neaten them up a bit - other than that - hope this turns into a full time gig for you. -
Trailerisf
Member Posts: 455
Uh, and dont wrap network cables in knots...
Buy some velcro straps.
May want to raise the server and UPS off the ground incase of water leak...
Keep up the good work.On the road to Cisco. Will I hunt it, or will it hunt me? -
Trailerisf
Member Posts: 455
Plan the wiring ahead of time.... Think this...
Not This .....
On the road to Cisco. Will I hunt it, or will it hunt me? -
famosbrown
Member Posts: 637
Good job!! Not many can actual implement a little infrastructure like that...let alone install and configure the different types of servers
. Many just maintain, but never implemented. Great experience.
FamosB.S.B.A. (Management Information Systems)
M.B.A. (Technology Management) -
bighornsheep
Member Posts: 1,506
Trailerisf wrote:Uh, and dont wrap network cables in knots...
Buy some velcro straps.
May want to raise the server and UPS off the ground incase of water leak...
Keep up the good work.
I am going back to install another computer on the network for them, I'll be sure to fix those. ThanksJack of all trades, master of none -
bighornsheep
Member Posts: 1,506
Trailerisf wrote:Plan the wiring ahead of time.... Think this...
Yeah...wiring and cabling was a little harder for me, because the boss didnt buy any new cables, he just told me to use the old patch cables he had from the old place. I had to sort of "play with what I got"
btw, That is some amazing cable management....Jack of all trades, master of none -
Trailerisf
Member Posts: 455
Wiring in that room is the first thing someone will see. Believe it or not, some computer illiterate will assume the job is awesome if the wiring is neat... Network may not work but it looks pretty
Also shows that you are a professional.
To lift the components off the ground? Even a 2 X 4 is acceptable.On the road to Cisco. Will I hunt it, or will it hunt me? -
JLL
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Congrats on the job! There is nothing better than hands-on experience. I agree with all of the previous suggestions and would like to add one; secure that powerstrip.
JLuna
