Green Ethernet
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Green Ethernet, Green Networking and Green IT are all terms used to describe the new breed of energy efficient Switches. Because these Switches intelligently only ever use power when they need to, their components are more reliable, you save money and help the environment.
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802.11n Wireless Technology
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The next generation wireless standard Draft N deliveres total performance and coverage, thereby surpassing all previous standards.
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Wireless LAN - an overview
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A wireless network is simply a network without a traditional cabling system. The data is transmitted and received over the air very much like your radio at home receives signals from a radio station. The data is transmitted in 2 ways; Infrared and Radio waves.
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Ethernet Switches
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To keep costs down, break your network into smaller workgroups and connect the hubs together with a switch. This is like partitioning your open plan office to create a series of smaller sections which has a shared telephone.
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Ethernet - Part 2
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For larger networks and where workstations are a distance apart, such as on another floor of the building, then using patch panels and wall ports connected by their own cabling is ideal.
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Ethernet - Part 1
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During this short article we will cover hubs, network cards, patch leads, patch panels, routers and cabinets with a brief explanation of what they are and how they go together to make a structured network. We won't be covering network operating systems or software.
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