LAN (Local Area Network)

The Internet is a network of computers that could be categorized as a WAN, connecting millions of computers around the world, without borde...

Client-server networking grew in popularity many years ago as personal computers (PCs) became the common alternative to older mainframe com...

Devices ( Plug and Play and non-Plug and Play) can be connected to your computer in several ways. Some devices, such as network adapters an...

RMON are the functions that monitor the network performance, errors and other summary information. RMON functions can be implemented in a ...

Access control in its basic definition can be anything from scanning your work badge for permit into your employment facility to the old fas...

The wires used for a LAN are mostly those headed by an RJ45 jack, which is similar to the jack plugged into your telephone set, but twice as...

Switches allow us to create a "dedicated road" between individual users (or small groups of users) and their destination (usually...