Part $1$: Local Area Networks

In this section we will construct the local area networks as indicated in the above figure, you can either use laptops or desktops as your networks stations. It is recommended to start with Network $1$ and Network $2$ only at this stage. Below are the steps that you will need to follow:

$$ Create the LAN stations $($desktops or laptops$)$

$$ Label your stations according to Figure $3$

$$ Create the switches. We are going to use the $2960$ in our LAN, this switch has $2$ GE ports and $24$ FE ports

Question $3$: What is the difference between GE and FE ports?

Question $4$: Which ports do you prefer to use for the stations side and which ports do you prefer to use for the WAN side?