Solaris™ 9 Network Administrator Exam Cram™ 2 (Exam CX-310-044)

Chapter 1. Local Area Networks

Terms you'll need to understand:

• Local area network

• Network topology

• Hubs

• Switches

• Bridges

• Routers

• Network media

• CSMA/CD

• Ethernet frames

• Ethernet addresses

• Collision rates

Concepts you'll need to master:

• Describe the features and functions of LAN components.

• Describe network topologies, media, and network devices.

• Describe ethernet concepts and major ethernet elements.

• Describe the CSMA/CD access method.

• Be familiar with the components of an ethernet frame.

• Troubleshoot ethernet interfaces using ifconfig, snoop, netstat, and ndd.

The first part of this chapter is a stepping stone to the rest of the book. It introduces some of the fundamental building blocks of a local area network (LAN) and the hardware used in creating one. ...