Transmission media

Transmission media

When you switch focus from a stand-alone computer to a computer network, there are two major elements, besides the Computers itself. First, one is Networking devices or Hardware, and the second is transmission media. Network devices are one that takes the packets forwarding decisions…
Network Toplogy

Network Topology

In this chapter, we will discuss Network topology. A network topology is a physical connection or the physical orientation of the devices in a network. A network topology defines how exactly the computers, printers, network devices, and other devices connect to a network. In…
Types of Network

Types of the network

In this article, we will discuss the features and types of the network. Networks are classified on various bases, we will discuss them one by one in this chapter. What makes the network so special is the feature of the network. Accordingly the types…
Ping Command

Ping Command- A deeper dig

What is Ping Command ? Most of you are aware of the ping command probably. Packet Internet Groper as it stands for finds its use to check the network connectivity. It uses the ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol). In an IP network, ping is…
How to detect an IP conflict

How to detect IP conflict

How does the IP conflict happen, and what is its impact? IP conflict means more than one device having the same IP address in the local network. The reason for Duplicate IP may be a manual error like one of the employees unknowingly changed…