Home and Small Office Networking Guide
With the plethora of desktop and mobile devices in your home or office connectivity between everything and to the Internet is vital for maximum productivity and entertainment. This guide walks through the various standards, the devices that support flexible connectivity options and how you can use them for maximum benefit. More ...
Bluetooth in Brief
Bluetooth is a wireless technology designed for short range data communications. Two or more Bluetooth devices establish a connection and form a small wireless network known as a Piconet. More ...
What is Microsoft Azure?
Microsoft Azure is a set of cloud services to help organizations meet business challenges. The services include tools for managing and deploying applications. Microsoft offers PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS to help businesses manage their technology demands. More ...
Wireshark and Ethereal Network Protocol Analyzer Toolkit
This book provides complete information and step-by-step Instructions for analyzing protocols and network traffic on Windows, Unix or Mac OS X networks. First, readers will learn about the types of sniffers available today and see the benefits of using Ethereal. More ...
What is IPv6 Anycast Routing?
Anycast looks like a unicast - one unique host sending to another, the difference being that the target address actually exists in multiple places. When the given host sends a packet to this address it will follow the shortest route as defined by the routing protocols. More ...
Network Classifications: LAN, WAN, WLAN, SAN, MAN, and PAN
Computer networks can be classified by how geographically dispersed the network's components are. Knowing the different network types and characteristics is a key topic for Comptia network certification. More ...
CompTIA Network+ Video Mentor
In this easy-to-use DVD, top network consultant David L. Prowse walks you through every skill and concept you?ll need to master to pass the new CompTIA Network+ Exam (N10-004/JK0-016). This DVD contains more than seven hours videos designed to build and test your knowledge of networking technologies. More ...
Network Patch Panel Basics
Patch panels are used to organize the network cables. Each socket on the front of the patch panel is usually labeled with the identity of the device connected on its punch down connector on the back of the panel. More ...
Packet Switching Store-and-Forward Transmission
To send a message from a source end system to a destination end system, the source breaks long messages into smaller chunks of data known as packets. Most packet switches use store-and-forward transmission at the inputs to the links. Store-and-forward transmission means that the packet switch must receive the entire packet before it can begin to transmit the first bit of the packet onto the outbound link. More ...
Cable Broadband Internet Service
Cable broadband Internet service uses a coaxial cable and/or fiber-optic cable from the provider's office to your home or office. At your end, the coaxial cable connects to a router or modem. The router or modem connects to your network or computer through an USB cable, Ethernet cable, or wireless circuit. More ...
Best CompTIA Network+ Certification Exam Preparation Materials
There's a lot of CompTIA Network+ study and exam preparation materials out there, The ones I've presented here are the some of the best materials available. Most importantly they all come with computer based practice exams. More ...
Bluetooth Basics - Bluetooth Technology Tutorial
You see advertisements for Bluetooth enabled cell phones, PDAs, and laptops, and all sorts of different devices taking advantage of this wireless standard. But, what is it? Bluetooth technology is nothing new, but in many respects it still seems to be more of a buzz word rather than a well understood, commonly accepted technology. More ...
Satellite Broadband Internet Service
Satellite broadband internet service transmits and receives signals between a ground dish antenna and a geosynchronous satellite. A geosynchronous satellite orbits the Earth with a period equal to the Earth's rotational period and therefor appears motionless, at a fixed position in the sky. More ...
