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Andrea Stevens Cosmetics is a small cosmetics company that has a network of 30 computers. They are currently using a 10BaseT network that is wired with Category 5 Plenum cable. Their computers were purchased six years ago as a single buy from Dell. The computers have Pentium 4 1.3 Ghz processors, 256 MBytes of memory, and 40 GByte hard drives. Their network has two 24 port hubs and a gateway router that connects them to a Cox cable modem. Most of their computers are used for order processing and inventory control. The computers are arranged in a workgroup called ASC, with all hard drives and printers shared. The manufacturing plant has computerized equipment that is on a separate network that is self-contained and isolated. You are hired as a consultant to bring their network into the 21st century. Based on your knowledge, experience, and what you have read in this week's assignment, propose a replacement network. Describe the components you would recommend and how the network would be configured. Your goal should be a network that will support them for the next five years. Because the information in this mini-case is limited, you will have to make some assumptions. Be sure to document any assumptions that you make.