What are ALL the equipment, plugs, etc. one needs in order to set up computer networking in a business?

Please DO NOT list an article link for me to go read; I want a straight answer for my question. I need to know all the equipment, plugs etc. needed to set-up a computer networking for a small business; including the equipment needed to network printers and scanners. Gracias

What are ALL the equipment, plugs, etc. one needs in order to set up computer networking in a business?
We'd have to know approximately how many computers and printers are involved, what else you need (Email? Chat? A web server?), the physical situation. A question like that can't be answered at all without that information, and not definitively without a visit to your office to see the layout. (Cube walls up to a suspended ceiling? A raised floor? Where is the wiring going to run? Does the room for the servers, if any, have enough cooling? What and where is your internet connection?)





Many high school kids could give you a better answer, with a 10 minute visit, than many professionals could give you here without seeing the office.





If you want a wild guess, say so and I'll make one. (I've been in the business since before PC networking.)
Reply:That's a tall order.





The basic network just requires networking cards and an Ethernet switch. All devices (computers, servers, and printers) would use Cat5e or Cat6 cables with RJ45 connectors and all plug into a single Ethernet switch. That’s a basic network, right there.





From there it's hard to answer. It depends on what your connection is to the internet. You'll need something like a Cisco 2600 series router for T1, or a DSL modem / router for business DSL or cable. If you're connecting to fiber optic you'll need much more.





But, a basic network is the same no matter what: each device needs a network card, including printers, computers and servers, and they all plug into an Ethernet switch.





From there the variations are practically endless (overstatement).