Download Home Network 2009

3.11.1
ICMP .....................................................................................................................................19
3.11.2
SNMP .....................................................................................................................................19
3.11.3
Broadband Forum TR-069 ....................................................................................................20
3.12 ETHERNET SWITCH .........................................................................................................................20
3.13 PUBLIC SERVER BEHIND NAT........................................................................................................20
3.13.1
Dynamic DNS ........................................................................................................................20
3.13.2
Multiple Identical Servers......................................................................................................20
3.13.3
Active vs Passive FTP ............................................................................................................21
3.13.4
Security ..................................................................................................................................21
3.14 MEASURING INTERNET SPEED ........................................................................................................21
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LOCAL AREA NETWORK – NETWORKING FOR EVERYONE .............................................23
4.1
ETHERNET ......................................................................................................................................23
4.1.1
Unshielded Twisted Pair........................................................................................................23
4.1.2
UTP Speed .............................................................................................................................23
4.1.3
Automatic Link Configuration ...............................................................................................24
4.1.4
Hubs vs Switches ...................................................................................................................24
4.1.5
Managed vs Unmanaged Switches ........................................................................................25
4.1.6
Virtual LAN (VLAN) ..............................................................................................................25
4.1.7
Topology ................................................................................................................................25
4.1.8
Spanning Tree ........................................................................................................................25
4.1.9
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ...................................................................................................25
4.2
WIRELESS LAN ..............................................................................................................................26
4.2.1
Wi-Fi ......................................................................................................................................26
4.2.2
WLAN Speed ..........................................................................................................................26
4.2.3
Security and Authentication ...................................................................................................26
4.2.4
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ................................................................................................27
4.2.5
Interference ............................................................................................................................27
4.3
PERSONAL AREA NETWORKS .........................................................................................................28
4.4
ALTERNATIVE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................28
4.4.1
Phone Line Networking .........................................................................................................28
4.4.2
Power line Networking ..........................................................................................................28
4.4.3
Ethernet over TV Coax ..........................................................................................................28
4.4.4
60 GHz Radio ........................................................................................................................28
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LOCAL SERVER – JUST LIKE THE BIG KIDS ...........................................................................29
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
6
KVM SWITCH ................................................................................................................................29
REMOTE SERVER MANAGEMENT....................................................................................................30
FILE SHARING ................................................................................................................................30
PRINTER SHARING ..........................................................................................................................31
FAX ................................................................................................................................................32
TIME SERVICE ................................................................................................................................32
PRIVATE WEB SERVER ...................................................................................................................32
SYSLOG SERVER .............................................................................................................................33
WEATHER STATION ........................................................................................................................33
WIDGETS & SERVICES – MAKING LIFE WORTH LIVING ...................................................34
6.1
COMPUTERS ...................................................................................................................................34
6.2
WORLD WIDE WEB ........................................................................................................................34
6.3
FTP ................................................................................................................................................34
6.4
TELNET, SSH, AND TERMINAL EMULATION ...................................................................................34
6.5
E-MAIL ..........................................................................................................................................34
6.5.1
Email Access ..........................................................................................................................34
6.5.2
SPAM Mitigation ...................................................................................................................35
6.5.3
Email Implementation............................................................................................................35
6.6
INSTANT MESSAGING .....................................................................................................................36
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