Hour 9. Network Hardware
What You'll Learn in This Hour:
Bridges
Hubs and switches
Routers
Network Address Translation
All but the smallest networks are more than computers and wires. Most networks include extra devices that provide connectivity, reduce traffic, and enhance performance. Some of these devices, such as routers and bridges, are designed to subdivide the network. Other devices, such as hubs, support cleaner and more convenient connectivity under everyday ethernet. A switch is a useful device that looks like a hub but has some of the features of a bridge. This hour discusses some important network devices and shows how these devices function on TCP/IP networks.
At the completion of this hour, you'll be able to
Explain why network administrators ...
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