2. What a Lan is
• They interconnect computer.
• Are usually close together.
• Private networks for search files.
• One example of a LAN is an Ethernet.
• Size of 10m, 100m or 1 km
3. Network Card
• Connects a computer with a computer network
• Piece of computer hardware
• Have nodes depending on the network
• Each node have RJ45 port
• Protocol for communication like TCP/IP
• Nodes are connected each other to communicate
4. Switch
Active network elements
RJ45 ports for connect nodes
Are faster than hubs, with 100 Mhz
A channel between two nodes for maximun speed
5. Router
Small physical devices for connect networks
Connect 2 or more networks
Home networks are wireless
An IP connect a PAN to a WAN
Ability to filter traffic
6. Protocol TCP/IP
For communicate computers we need a protocol, a set of rules, which have
5 functions
1. Locate any computer on the network
2. Understand messages and type of communication
3. Understand messages from all operating systems
4. Allow secure information Exchange
5. Finish the correction correctly
7. TCP/IP
Basic element of the structure of the operating system
Thanks to this protocol we can communicate diferent
operating systems and networks
TCP provides reliable transfer of information transmitted
across the network
IP transfers information to the destination computer.
8. IP ADRESS
All computers must be identifiable so that they can be located quickly and
accurately.
Each computer have an IP address
Is made up of four groups of numbers between o to 250 by a full stop
To find the IP address we can use a ping command followed by the URL
server
The command of MS-DOS shows the values IP of the PC.