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Networking Essentials: A CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Textbook, 6th Edition
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Networking Essentials: A CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Textbook, 6th Edition

by Jeffrey S. Beasley, Piyasat Nilkaew
November 2021
Beginner content levelBeginner
848 pages
24h 42m
English
Pearson IT Certification
Content preview from Networking Essentials: A CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Textbook, 6th Edition

5CHAPTER

Interconnecting the LANs

Chapter Outline

5-1 Introduction

5-2 The Network Bridge

5-3 The Network Switch

5-4 The Router

5-5 The Console Port Connection

5-6 Interconnecting LANs with the Router

5-7 Interconnecting LANs and WANs

Summary

Questions and Problems

Objectives

  • Describe how a bridge is used to interconnect LANs

  • Describe how a switch is used to interconnect LANs

  • Discuss the advantages of using a switch instead of a hub

  • Describe the function of a router when used to interconnect LANs

  • Describe the interface associated with a router

  • Describe the function of a gateway in a computer network

  • Describe the concept of a network segment

  • Describe the concept of auto-negotiation

Key Terms

campus network

bridge

bridge table

association ...

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780137455911