NetworkingEssentials Flashcards
Networking Essentials
LAN computer connect with
Ethernet
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Ethernet Frames are standardized as
DoLSS
1500 bytes
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Uniquely identifies a host on a LAN
MAC address
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To see Mac address on windows
ipconfig
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To see Mac address on Linux
ifconfig
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These are dumb and repeat all traffic on the LAN to all nodes
HUB
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Filter traffic based on MAC addresses
Switch
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Switches provide this for all nodes
Full Bandwidth
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Base 16
0000: 0h
0001: 1h
0010: 2h
0011: 3h
0100: 4h
0101: 5h
0110: 6h
0111: 7h
1000: 8h
1001: 9h
1010: Ah
1011: Bh
1100: Ch
1101: Dh
1110: Eh
1111: Fh
Hexidecimal
Equals 4 data values
Mac address = 48
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enables discussion of long strings of 1s and 0s
Hexadecimal (base 16)
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Each hex character represents this many binary numbers
4
0000 - 1111
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Hex numbering
0-9
a-f
0 - 15
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Can connect up to 1024 computers in a LAN
Switch
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Connect multiple LANs together in a
WAN
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Use logical addressing (IP addressing) to determine local VS
Remote Trafficking
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These cables use RG ratings and F-type connectors
Coaxial cables
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Twisted pair cabling is used by
most networks
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These cables use light rather than electrical pulses
Fiber optics
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Twisted pair cabling have different
Cat ratings
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Cat designed for 100 MB per second
Mike100
Cat 5
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Cat designed for 1GB at up to 100 meters
-OR-
10GB up to 55 meters
Cat 6
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Cat designed for 10GBS at one hundred meter segments
Cat 6a
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To attach UTP cables to crimp like RJ-45 use
Crimping tool
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Two crimping standards
T568A
T568B