What are the network setting required for a computer to join a domain? In order to be able to join a Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 domain you must properly configure your XP/W2K computer. Note: XP Home Edition is not designed to join domains; only workgroups. To join domains, use XP Professional version or [...]
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Requirements when Joining a Domain
April 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Q & A, Technology
Tags: DNS·DNS server·domain network setting·IP·IP address·LAN·local area network·network·network Interface Card·network setting·networking·NIC
Copper and Glass: A Guide to Network Cables
April 1st, 2010 · No Comments · How To, Tips & Techniques
Introduction For many medium and large sized networks the choice of cabling is the single most important, long-term investment made in the network. The choice of cabling must be a balance between cost and performance, all the while trying to predict future performance requirements. If the network cabling cannot support future requirements you may be [...]
Tags: Cables·Cabling·Coax cables·Common Netwrok Cables·computer network·ethernet cable types·Fibre optic cables·Network Cable Types·networking·Netwrok Cables·Shielded Twisted Pair·STP·STP Cable·Unshielded Twisted Pair·UTP·UTP Cable
Networking With A Router
March 24th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Setup, Network Devices
A network router is a small electronic device that allows you build a home network simply. The home router serves as the core or “centerpiece” of the network to which computers, printers and other devices can be connected. Networking with a router helps you to (for example): * share files between computers * share an [...]
Tags: file sharing·home network·networking·router·wireless networking
Ethernet Cable Types
March 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Computer Cables, Introductions
Ethernet cables help to connect computing hardware devices and transmit data using the Ethernet protocol. Learn more about the types of Ethernet cable to choose the correct one for your uses. Ethernet Cable Types All computer devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, CPU, modem, etc. are connected using a Ethernet cable. Ethernet cables are [...]
Tags: crossover·ethernet cable·ethernet cable types·ethertnet·networking
How OSI Works
March 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Advanced Topics, Networking
Virtually all networks in use today are based in some fashion on the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) standard. OSI was developed in 1984 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a global federation of national standards organizations representing approximately 130 countries. The core of this standard is the OSI Reference Model, a set of seven [...]
Tags: computer network·layers of the OSI mode·networking·Open Systems Interconnection·OSI
Introduction to Network Types
March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Advanced Topics, Introductions, Networking
One way to categorize the different types of computer network designs is by their scope or scale. For historical reasons, the networking industry refers to nearly every type of design as some kind of area network. Common examples of area network types are: * LAN – Local Area Network * WLAN – Wireless Local Area [...]
Tags: LAN·local area network·network·networking·WAN wide area network
What is the difference between an Ethernet hub and switch?
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Comparisons, Introductions, Networking
Although hubs and switches both glue the PCs in a network together, a switch is more expensive and a network built with switches is generally considered faster than one built with hubs. Why? When a hub receives a packet (chunk) of data (a frame in Ethernet lingo) at one of its ports from a PC [...]
Tags: bandwidth·crossover cable·ethernet switch·hub·networking·straighthrough
Ethernet Switch
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Introductions, Networking
A switch is something that is used to turn on or off various electronic devices. However, in computer networking, a switch is used to connect multiple computers with each other. Since it is an external device it becomes part of the hardware peripherals used in the operation of a computer system. This connection is done [...]