Chapter 3: Local Area Networks Links:
3.1 | Basic LAN Devices
3.1.1 | The teaching topology Webopedia Network
3.1.2 | LAN devices in a topology
3.1.3 | NICs Blackbox Network Services Micro Warehours
3.1.4 | Media Blackbox Network Services Micro Warehours
3.1.5 | Repeaters Blackbox Network Services Micro Warehours
3.1.6 | Hubs Blackbox Network Services Micro Warehours Hubs
3.1.7 | Bridges
3.1.8 | Switches Cisco Systems
3.1.9 | Routers Cisco Systems
3.1.10 | Clouds
3.1.11 | Network segments
3.2 | Evolution of Network Devices
3.2.1 | Evolution of network devices
3.2.2 | Milestones in the history of networking
3.2.3 | Evolution of networking devices and the OSI layers
3.3 | Basics of Data Flow Through LANs
3.3.1 | Encapsulation and packets review Encapsulation Packets Data Encapsulation Encapsulation Slide Encapsulation of PDUs
3.3.2 | Packet flow through Layer 1 devices Encapsulation Packets Data Encapsulation Encapsulation Slide Encapsulation of PDUs
3.3.3 | Packet flow through Layer 2 devices Encapsulation Packets Data Encapsulation Encapsulation Slide Encapsulation of PDUs
3.3.4 | Packet flow through Layer 3 devices Encapsulation Packets Data Encapsulation Encapsulation Slide Encapsulation of PDUs
3.3.5 | Packet flow through clouds and through Layer 1-7 devices Encapsulation Packets Data Encapsulation Encapsulation Slide Encapsulation of PDUs
3.3.6 | A data packet's path through all seven layers of a LAN Encapsulation Packets Data Encapsulation Encapsulation Slide Encapsulation of PDUs
3.4 | Building LANs
3.4.1 | Readiness to build a small network
3.4.2 | Building a 2-node network with a cross-connect cable
3.4.3 | Building a 4-node hubbed network with file sharing capabilities Hubs
3.4.4 | Building a 4-node hubbed network with Internet access Hubs