Microsoft Networking Essentials - Connecting Computers To A Network

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Nonpromiscuous Mode

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Sniffer only captures data sent directly to or from the system capturing traffic

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Promiscuous mode

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All data that reaches the network interface card is captured.

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Hey far does the signal travel in a twisted pair?

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100 meters

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Hey far does the signal travel in a fiver optic cable?

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40km

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Cat 5

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100 Mbps, 100mhz

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Cat 5e

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Up to 1000 Mbps, 100 MHz

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Cat 6

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Up to 1000 gbps or 10,000gbps for shorter runs. 250MHz

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Cat 6a

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Up to 10000 MHz, 500 MHz

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Cat 7

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1000mbps, 600 MHz

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What are the two primary types of Fiber Optic Cable?

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Single Mode

Multimode

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Single Mode

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Smaller than multimode and is used for long+distance high-speed cable runs. Supports 10gbps for distances up to 40km. Has a glass core.

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Multimode

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Uses a plastic core and supports a wider variety of light sources. A single MMF cable supports 100 MBPS for distances up to 2km and up to 10 gbps for distances up to 300 m.

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802.11a

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Speed: 54 Mbps

Frequency: 5GHz

Distance: about 30 meters

Comments: Less susceptible to interference

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802.11b

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Speed: 11 MbpsFrequency: 2.4 GhzDistance: about 35 metersComments: Can configure specific channels

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802.11g

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Speed: 54 MbpsFrequency: 2.4 GhzDistance: about 35 metersComments: widely deployed

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802.11n

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Speed: 6000 mbpsFrequency: 2.4 Ghz or 5 GhzDistance: about 70 metersComments: Newer and quickly over taking 802.11g in popularity