LAN Hardware

LAN Hardware

1. Router

   • Routing is the process of selecting a path for traffic in a network, or between or across multiple networks

2. Ethernet cable

   • This cable connects wired devices together to the local network for file sharing and Internet access links routers use Ethenet cables to connect to the modem in its Internet or wan port and get Internet access for wired and wireless devices connected behind the router

3. The hardware components of a LAN consist of PCs workstAtions and serers. Network Interface Card Cabling and conectors, for example, coaxial cable and BNC connector Unshielded Twisted Pair connector. Hub, concentrator and more complicated network devices such as Bridge LAN Switch and Router

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5. switch

   • Switches are devices for connecting and disconecting circuits Different types of switchs have different numbers of poles and throws