A basic introduction is often necessary when studying networking topics because the number of acronyms can be overwhelming. Unfortunately, 802.11 takes acronyms to new heights, which makes the introduction that much more important. Read more...
The emergence and continual growth of wireless local area networks (LANs) are being driven by the need to lower the costs associated with network infrastructures Read more...
The building blocks of networks are network hardware devices such as servers, adapter cards, cables, hubs, switches, routers, and so on. This tutorial provides an overview of these building blocks. Read more...
Installing Ethernet network interface cards (NICs) provides only half the connections needed for computer-to-computer communication. Read more...
We shall now look at each layer in turn, starting at the bottom: the link layer, including the physical layer. The link layer carries IP packets and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) packets. Read more...
Building a network is a very complicated problem. There are many things to be addressed: What hardware do we use? This includes things like cables and optical fibres right down to the design of plugs and sockets. Read more...