Chapter3
Ethernet Basics
“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.”
—Yogi Berra
In this chapter, you will learn how to
■ Define and describe Ethernet
■ Explain early Ethernet implementations
■ Describe ways to enhance and extend Ethernet networks
In the beginning, there were no networks. Computers were isolated, solitary islands of information in a teeming sea of proto-geeks who banged out binary messages with wooden clubs and wore fur pocket protectors. Okay, maybe it wasn’t that bad, but if you wanted to move a file from one machine to another, you had to use Sneakernet, which meant you saved the ...
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