Data Flow

This project gave the student hands on experience with how the data flows in a university department.  The student used the network diagrams to gain information of this process.  Essentially the data flows from to the workstation to the stitch and then to the patch panel.  Once the data is sent to the patch panel…

Indiana Company

This semester the students visited an Indiana company Data Center and were introduced to a virtual environment.  The students were responsible for managing and monitoring network operations in which there were 3 primary servers, 300 physical servers, 105 virtual servers, and a 3PAR storage area network.  Students also monitored the network operations by using SNMP…

Windows Server 2008 R2

With this project, the student was responsible for installing Windows Server 2008 R2 on VMware 7.0 and 8.0.  Throughout the installation process the student received an error message about the system being unable to open the kernel device.  The student then learned that he would have to edit the configuration files so that the vmcio.present…

University Department Laptop Program

This project involved the beginning stages of creating a laptop program for a university department.  To do so, the student created a spreadsheet and compared 5 computers that other Universities recommend.  The student came to the conclusion that there are 5 main computer manufactures that are used by colleges: Apple, Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, and HP….

Norton Ghost

The goal of this project was to create a single image for two lab classrooms located in the basement of the university building.  These lab classrooms are used by university students to conduct computer and networking labs in a safe and secure environment.  The image that was created had important software updates that included software…

Printer Repair

This project included researching issues with a printer’s functionality.  After troubleshooting was completed, it was determined that the back roller was the cause of the problems.   Student Team Members: Ahmed Al Guqhaiman, Mark Mitchell

Cable Management

This project occurred in the basement of a university building within one of the computer testing labs utilized by the university department.  During the course of this project the students dealt with Cisco routers, Cisco switches, patch panels, and HP switches.  The team labelled these cables and connected them from the Cisco router and connected…

Server Install

This project consisted of installing a new server and dealing with the server and the switch.  Cables were made to stretch the appropriate distance ensuring that the length of the cables would not interfere with the signal.  Project Student: Ahmed Al Guqhaiman

Windows 7 Image

A Windows 7 build was needed for use on the university department computer lab classrooms.  This build was created, then all software that currently was on the previous Windows XP build was added to it.  Student Team Members:  Brandon Ardoin, Ian Bazilio

Testing Computer Lab Machines

The client for this project was an university department.  Throughout the duration of this project the student tested the machines in computer lab classrooms, replaced hardware, and updated the BIOS of each machine.  Student Team Members: Anna Schafer, Rick Wilburn, Twila Dowell, Kyle Gardner