Coaxial Cable - Definition and Uses for Communication by Kundan Upadhyaya
Coaxial cable is defined as two concentric wires, cylindrical in shape, separated by a dielectric of some type. One wire is the center conductor and the other is the outer conductor. A protective jacket covers these conductors. The protective jacket is then covered by an outer protective armor. ... Coaxial cabling is the primary type of cabling used by the cable television industry and is also widely used for computer networks such as Ethernet. ... 50 ohms cable is used in radio transmitter antenna connections, many measurement devices and in data communications (Ethernet).

Cisco Certification: A Survival Guide To The Cisco Cable Jungle by Chris Bryant
One of the most confusing parts of beginning your Cisco studies is keeping all the cable types separate in your mind, and then remembering what they’re used for. This often occurs when a CCNA or CCNP candidate starts putting together their own home practice lab, and they suddenly realize that... In a home lab, a straight-through cable is often used to connect a switch port to an Ethernet port on a router, with a transceiver attached to the Ethernet port. ... First, there’s the regular old “straight-through cable”, so named because the eight wires inside the cable go straight through the wire.

Home Networking - Where to Begin and Different Approaches by Lewis Gunter
Wired This is the grandfather of networking, the bread and butter combo, the standard. Setting up a wired network is not very difficult, can be done inexpensively, and doesn’t require much prior networking experience. What you’ll need For internet sharing, you will need a Cable/DSL router. ... If you have a cable router, plug the router into your DSL/Cable source. ... PowerLine HomePlug system The HomePlug alliance began to give people an option for wiring their homes without needing expensive equipment or spending a lot of time wiring.

Cabling Your Home for Computer Network - Still a Requirement? by Dmitriy Abaimov
With proliferation of wireless networking and communication equipment it is oh-so-tempting to cut the cord and save a significant sum of money in the process. But is everything that a regular computer networking user needs can be done using just wireless network? ... With inexpensive adapters called “baluns” the same cable can carry significant number of channels of broadband television or carry a baseband video, such as security camera output, through great distances. ... Therefore it is best to have it connected via a cable that can deliver both power and the communication signal at the...

Installilng Cable Modems by Kevin Stith
Installing a cable modem is very easy. All you need to have is a splitter and a new set of cables. First, you must separate the wires with the splitter. One segment created by the splitter goes to your modem and the modem is connected to your computer. ... The cable modem will never keep up with a 10Mbps Ethernet, since there are many users partaking in the downstream. ... Another option is to use data-interface that is the commonly used method for cable modems. ... The common data-port interface is 10Mbps Ethernet.

Wired to Wireless - the Final Answer by John Hammond
One of the most common questions we as consultants have to answer on a daily basis is the difference between wired and wireless networks. Let me summarize: Wired: In simple terms; the communication between two devices via cables. Wireless: the communication between two devices without cables. ... The latest Ethernet routers can support up to 1000Mb/s or a gigabit/sec. ... Wireless networks do not use any form of cable. ... Officially known today as the Ethernet, the cables usually connect these devices using CAT5 cables.

Networking by John Gibb
Wiring up a LAN (local area network) can be very easy, or it can be very difficult – it all depends on the size of your network, and how you’re trying to go about it. For a very small home network, you can get by without using any special equipment except the wires. ... If you want to use a network to share Internet access or a printer, just plug an Ethernet cable into the computers you want to network, and then use the simple networking features that are built into Windows, such as Internet Connection Sharing.

Network Cabling: Available Options by Joshua Feinberg
As their IT consultant, your small business prospects and clients will need you to explain the different network cabling options available to them. Traditional Wired Ethernet (Category 5) Until very recently, Category 5 data cabling was the de facto standard for both enterprise and small... The Ethernet Hub and Network Card To string together a traditional wired Ethernet network based on Category 5 network cabling, your clients will simply need to purchase a 10/100Mbps Ethernet hub or switch, and a 10/100Mbps network card for each PC.

Wireless Access Points: Power over Ethernet by Eric Meyer
PoE gives you the freedom of installing wireless access points anywhere a ethernet cable will go. Before power over Ethernet was available a wireless access point always had to be near a power outlet to give it power. This meant more money and usually bad placement. ... Gigabit Ethernet uses all the wires in an Ethernet cable thus PoE is not available for Gigabit Ethernet. ... PoE uses the two unused wireless in a Ethernet cable to run the power. ... If you are using a Fat access point which is located near a common power outlet or easily in reach of employees all it takes is a paper clip...

Understanding Your PC Cables And Connection Types by Rich Fuller
The beginning A classification for networks: 1. Peer-to-peer networks; 2. Server-based networks. At least two computers form a peer-to-peer network. In a peer-to-peer network there are no dedicated servers, and the there is no hierarchy between computers – all the computers are equal. ... There are two types of twisted cables: • Unshielded Twisted Pair - UTP (unshielded twisted cable) • Shielded Twisted Pair - STP (shielded twisted cable) The UTP cable is cheaper than STP cable, which has a protective shield that protects the transmitted data by eventually interferences.