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  • Can 802.11 protocols be used with GPRS connectivity?

    Can 802.11 protocols be used with GPRS connectivity? Find out from our wireless networking expert, Lisa Phifer. 

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    Learn how asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) differs from existing network technologies in this response from our networking infrastructure expert, Carrie Higbie. 

  • Frame relay, ATM, and Gigabit Ethernet pros and cons

    Frame relay, ATM, and Gigabit Ethernet have pros and cons for basing network infrastructure off of, according to our networking fundamentals expert. 

  • 100Base-(T) TX/T4/FX - Ethernet: Cabling tips for network professionals, lesson 5

    100Base-(T) TX/T4/FX - Ethernet fundamentals are discussed in this tip. 

  • Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet: Technology overview

    This overview of Gigabit Ethernet and 10G lays the foundation for understanding Gigabit Ethernet technology and the advantages it brings to your network. 

  • Is my hotspot provider vulnerable to MAC address spoofing?

    In this Q&A with wireless networking expert Lisa Phifer, see if your hotspot provider is vulnerable to MAC address spoofing when it uses Web portal to charge customers for wireless access. 

  • NWay

    NWay is a telecommunications protocol used with Ethernet networking devices (such as router and switch) to automatically negotiate the highest possible common transmission speed between two devices. 

  • slot time

    In Ethernet and its Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect (CSMA/CD) approach to managing which device can use the communication link next, slot time is the amount of time a device waits after a collision before retransmitting. 

  • Gigabit Ethernet

    Gigabit Ethernet, a transmission technology based on the Ethernet frame format and protocol used in local area networks (LANs), provides a data rate of 1 billion bits per second (one gigabit). (Continued...) 

  • Quad FastEthernet (QFE)

    Quad FastEthernet (QFE) is a network interface card (NIC) manufactured by Sun Microsystems that is designed to enhance the bandwidth of a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)-based server using Sun Microsystem's Solaris 8 or later operating enviro...