Ethernet pin assignment and Cable Tester

Tweet Question : hi i’m using a cable tester that looks like this: http://hongmei.en.alibaba.com/product/200168769/51179510/Cable_Tester/Cable_Tester_468.html upon troubleshooting a straight cat5 utp cable using the said device,…

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Spanning Tree Protocol Cost Value

Tweet Here is quick note of cost value of bandwidth for Spanning Tree Protocol(STP) If you want to controll STP in manual, you are better…

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All Fiber Optic Connectors picture

Tweet Here is most common use fiber optics connector types    

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How IP helper-address works?

Tweet Here is brief information about ip helper-address. If your DHCP server is located remotely, your local DHCP client might not get IP address due…

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What is gratuitous ARP?

Tweet A gratuitous ARP is an ARP broadcast-type of packet that is used to makre sure that no other device on the network has the…

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How to obtain Ethernet addresses

Tweet Local NICs: Window 9x – Run the program "winipcfg.exe" Windows NT & Windows 2000 – Run the program "ipconfig.exe /all" Linux – Run the…

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