IV. Tom’s Home Automation Your cousin Tom runs a small construction company that builds custom houses. He has just started a new specialty service that he is offering to other builders on a subcontracting basis: home automation. He provides a complete service of installing cable in all the rooms in which the homeowner wants data access and installs the necessary networking devices to provide a LAN that will connect all the computers in the house to the Internet.

Most homeowners choose to install a DSL or cable modem Internet connection that provides a 1–2 Mbps from the house to the Internet. Tom has come to you for advice. What type of LAN would you recommend?