- Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 11:33
- CCNA
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Broadcast domain is very important topic of computer networks, most of the congestion in LAN environment occurs due to broadcast. If a frame with broadcast address is realize it can be hear by all the connect devices it can be switch, hub or another computer. Broadcast traffic can consume most of the bandwidth in network, sometimes broadcast may occur due to different protocols like ...
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- Monday, October 20, 2008, 0:58
- Networks
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Ethernet hub is a network device use to connect different devices including nodes, servers, printers etc. Hub works on physical layer (Layer-1) when it receives message on any port broadcast it to all the devices connected with hub. CSMA/CD made for the hub to minimize the problem of collusions. ...
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- Monday, October 20, 2008, 0:51
- Networks
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Bridge is the network device which connects multiple segments on the network. Bridge works at data link layer have the ability to read the frame generated from source designated for the destination. Frame is the protocol data unit on data link layer, bridge take forwarding decision by extracting destination address from the frame ...
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- Sunday, October 19, 2008, 9:10
- Networks
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Introduction
A virtual LAN, commonly known as a VLAN , is a method of creating independent logical networks within a physical network.
Explanation
Basically VLAN setup that behave as single link while physically it connected with different segments of LANs(by manageable switches). VLAN configured through software rather then hardware (like in LAN).if two network in a VLAN so they could not communicate to each other, for ...
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