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 ...
Network Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to CompTIA Network+ Skills
Hit the ground running with the street-smart training you'll find in this practical book. Using a "year in the life" approach, it gives you an inside look at network administration, with key information organized around the actual day-to-day tasks, scenarios, and challenges you'll face in the field. More ...
Network Know-How: An Essential Guide for the Accidental Administrator
This book is a straight to the point description of networks, what they do, how they operate, and how to manage them. The book is largely free of jargon and arcane, obscure terminology. The author does a good job of laying out the essentials in an easy to understand format. More ...
What is an Ethernet Crossover Cable?
When connecting two computers together without a switch or router in between you need a special cable, called a crossover cable, that has the transmit wire pair swapped with the receive wire pair. More ...
What is a Network Sniffer Used For?
Sniffer is another word for network analyzer. Network intruders use sniffing to capture confidential information, and the terms sniffing and eavesdropping are often associated with this practice. More ...
Create a Peer-to-peer Network
Many small to medium sized organizations are wrestling with Windows server and paying excessive licensing fees when they don't need to. Sure, a server provides centralized security administration, but is it really more efficient? 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 ...
Fiber Optic Cabling For Beginners
Traditionally, twisted pair copper cable has been the most common form of network cabling. As technology continues to advance however, fiber optic cable is quickly becoming the standard in network cabling. More ...
What You Need to Know About a Career as a Network Engineer
In order to become a network engineer, you must have the necessary skills as well as a love of computers. As with any other career, you need to follow certain steps to accomplish your goal. These are the top five requirements needed to become a network engineer. More ...
Wireless Networking Your PC
Here in one place is everything you need to know about wireless networking your PC. More ...
The Network Technician Career Field
As a Network Technician you'll have an interesting job where you'll be respected and highly rewarded. Network Technicians are responsible for an organization's computer and network infrastructure. The national median salary for Network Technicians is $57,500 to $67,800, while the top 10 percent earn about $112,000. 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 ...
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 ...
