along with two of my college friends, Philip
>Barnham and Kennith Coil.  We are currently taking the HND Computer and
>Network Support and Administration course first year.
>
>We are trying to find out if we can find or be gifted 700 meters of Cat 5
>cable, 200 approx RJ45 crimps, and tools for making and testing the cable.
>If you could help in any way that would be fantastic.
>
>We are looking for a donation, gift or loan of networking equipment for a
>maximum of 60 user's minimum of 30 users. We are looking a switching
>technology (100MB) as it form part of our course work. If possible we would
>like to be able to use a broadband router but that may be asking to much.
>
>
>We all have been involved from computers for quite some time now and have
>had experience working in the Caley centre in Stevenson as Web Designers,
>and PC Support which has recently moved next to the Adeer centre.
>
>In the Caley centre we are volunteers; giving us hand on experience on
>designing and implementing/and sometimes maintaining websites.
>
>We are currently making websites for 3TFM, Volunteer Centre; North Ayrshire
>and several others, usually council based.
>
>I myself have have qualifications of Higher Computer (B), Higher 
>Information
>Systems (C), PC Passport Advanced.  I also received the trophy for best in
>I.T this year.
>
>Kennith has Higher Information Systems (A), but mainly experience under his
>belt.
>
>Philip has his Higher in Computing, Information Systems and a lot of
>networking experience too boot.
>
>As part of this course we are to setup a LAN; Local Area Network and we 
>have
>decided to turn it into a LAN Party,(We create a network and people bring
>their own computers, connect to the network and play network games), the
>plan is to hire out a hall.
>
>What we are using right now; Dedicated 1u server (700mhz dual
>p3)/256MB-512MB ram/10GB hdd running linux (slackware 10.2) for 
>gameservers.
>Celeron 400mhz/128MB ram/10GB hdd for gateway/dns/dhcp server running linux
>(slackware 10.2) for services.
>
>We may be given a 24port superstack III Managed switch for core network and
>vlans and possible cisco 24port 10mbit managed switch (specs unknown).
>(The Cisco switch was a donation in order to help us out with the LAN)
>
>The plan is to get students from our college (James Watt College) course 
>and
>people with a general interest in computing as well as gamers to come along
>and enjoy the experience, and learn some thing about networking.
>It will take us time to setup the LAN and we are hoping for 40 people plus
>(max of 60) the three of us; Admining/Moderating the network to be there.
>
>Is there any advice you can give me in this sort of thing or any hardware
>support would be very much welcome.
>
>Thank you in advance.
>
>I looking forward to a response from you in eager anticipation.
>
>Yours sincerely,
>
>