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A close family friend is building a new two-story, 1500 square foot house (25 feet by 50 feet). She wants to ensure it is capable of networking her family's three desktop computers together. She and her husband are both consultants and work out of their home in the evenings a few days a month (each has a separate office with a desktop computer, plus a laptop from work which is used less frequently). Their two school-age children have a shared desktop computer, as well as a gaming console (the gaming console has built-in Wi-Fi capability and an available Ethernet port) in their playroom. Both the gaming console and the children's desktop computer need Internet connectivity. The family also owns a modern laser printer which has Wi-Fi capability and an available Ethernet port. They have asked you to make recommendations regarding how network their home. Here are some initial, general ideas they have proposed: a. Wire the two offices and playroom with Ethernet Cat 5e cable and put in a 1000Base-T switch for $40. b. Install one Wi-Fi AP ($85) and put Wi-Fi cards in the three desktop computers for $50 each (the laptops already have Wi-Fi capability) Driveway 71111 HIN CL Office #1 12'2" x 12'7" Main Entrance CL CL Office #2 10'11" x 92" Living/Dining Area 23' x 21'4" Bedroom 15'7" x 11'3" CL Bastiment Kitchen 12'1" x 11"1" Front Garden Living Room 191" x 10'10" CL Playroom 19"5" x 22¹ CL CL CL Bedroom 12'11" x 13"1" be Utility Room 12'5" x 10'6" Ground Floor Second Floor | You may recommend either option, some combination of the two, or your own independent solution (provide reasonable, generic cost estimates for any equipment not listed above). Justify your recommendation. In addition to cost, consider factors such as performance, convenience, ease of setup/maintenance, security, etc. 1. (20 pts) Recommendation 2. (5 pts) What are the pros and cons of wireless networks? 3. (5 pts) What are the pros and cons of wired networks?