[SOLVED] What are some LAN Technologies?

[acc4online96]

Hi guys, can you please tell me some LAN Technologies? I am supposed to "Evaluate various LAN technologies" for my assignment but that word "Technologies" has confused.

What does technology mean exactly? Is it the hardware? Whats the difference between Hardware and Technology?

So far I have written about Ethernet, VLAN, VPN and WIFI

Am I missing anything else?

 

[kanewolf]

Twisted pair copper wire, fiber, wireless, coax are all transport technologies used in LAN environments. Gigabit, 10GE, 25GE, 40GE, 100GE are all possible "technologies" that are used in LAN. They are all ethernet but they have different physical implementations. Different wavelengths for fiber, different number of fibers required, etc.

 

[failboat]

If you're going to cover VLANs then look at trunking as well. VLANs and trunking layer2+ provide network separation and allow all the networks to be on the same equipment. Routing/firewalls connects and protects networks. NAT, public, and private ips.

 

[acc4online96]

If you're going to cover VLANs then look at trunking as well. VLANs and trunking layer2+ provide network separation and allow all the networks to be on the same equipment. Routing/firewalls connects and protects networks. NAT, public, and private ips.

Hey man, I actually have two questions in my assignment and this is where it gets confusing. The questions are "Evaluate various LAN technologies" and "Evaluate various hardware used in LAN"

What is the difference between the two? isn't technology and hardware the same thing?

 

[nigelivey]

We are not permitted to do home work or assignments on the forum!!

 

[acc4online96]

We are not permitted to do home work or assignments on the forum!!

I just want to know the difference between LAN Technology and LAN Hardware. Just point me towards the right direction and i'll figure out the rest.

 

[RealBeast]

What kanewolf said, but my all time favorite (still have boxes of cable and connectors) was thinnet (10Base2) that used a thin coaxial cable, BNCC connectors and terminators.

It was more than just a good time to get those networks running properly. 😉

You can find a ton of basic information on wiki like THIS and THIS to get an overview. Once you have a general idea then you can consult more detailed texts or sites. Lots of great detailed whitepapers on Cisco website for example if you want to understand specific wireless networks in great detail.

 

[kanewolf]

What kanewolf said, but my all time favorite (still have boxes of cable and connectors) was thinnet (10Base2) that used a thin coaxial cable, BNCC connectors and terminators.

It was more than just a good time to get those networks running properly. 😉

You can find a ton of basic information on wiki like THIS and THIS to get an overview. Once you have a general idea then you can consult more detailed texts or sites. Lots of great detailed whitepapers on Cisco website for example if you want to understand specific wireless networks in great detail.

I have a thicknet 75 ohm termination resistor sitting next to me in my cube as a riddle for new engineers. A vampire tap would be too big to keep on top of my filing cabinet

 

[Alabalcho]

Lets not forget "topologies" as well, and the fun with TokenRing, ATM, (for fans of BBC Micro) - Econet, AppleTalk. You'll get extra credit if you mention OSLAN 😉

 

[kanewolf]

Lets not forget "topologies" as well, and the fun with TokenRing, ATM, (for fans of BBC Micro) - Econet, AppleTalk. You'll get extra credit if you mention OSLAN 😉

Or DecNet.

 

[USAFRet]

So far I have written about Ethernet, VLAN, VPN and WIFI

Am I missing anything else?

Add in MOCA, powerline, MiFi...
If you want to get really fancy, look up CAN bus.