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Hands On
"Hands On" is the principle followed in the design of all ANTC rooms, as well as in the new and revised courses. New computers, switches, and routers are installed in the rooms so students may work individually, or in small groups, as appropriate.
One room serves mainly for "here's how to do it" lecture-demonstrations covering networking server and client software selection, installation, use, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Network operating systems (NOS) for servers include Novell Netware, Microsoft NT Server, Microsoft 2000 Server, and Linux (Unix). Workstations run Windows 2000.
A unique feature of the room's hardware is a Cisco Catalyst 5500 switch divided into three different virtual LANs. Any workstation can connect instantly to any of the three LANs. This allows simulation of Wide Area Networks.
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