Every cable has a set of important networking properties. In this video, we’ll show you how transmission speeds, distance, duplex, noise immunity, and frequency characteristics apply and how these properties differ between cable types.
CompTIA Network+ N10-004: 2.1 – Cable Properties Read More »
A typical cabling infrastructure might be a mixture of many different copper and fiber technologies. In this video, we’ll show you the difference between different twisted pair categories, compare multi-mode with single-mode fiber, and discuss important considerations when wiring inside the ceilings and walls of your building.
Wireless technology is used everywhere, and there are many different standards associated with the 802.11 standards. In this video, you’ll learn about the differences between the a,b,g, and n standards, and you’ll also learn how wireless networks authenticate users and encrypt network traffic.
CompTIA Network+ N10-004: 1.7 – Wireless Communication Standards Read More »
IP addressing is much more than subnet masks and binary math. In this video, you’ll learn about supernetting, public vs. private IP addressing, network address translation, and automatic IP addressing technologies.
CompTIA Network+ N10-004: 1.4 – Addressing Technologies Read More »
Properly architecting an entire network usually involves a great deal of planning and IP subnetting calculations. In this video, you’ll learn how to use subnet masks to divide a network into smaller IP subnets.
CompTIA Network+ N10-004: 1.4 – Subnet Masks – Part 2 Read More »
Routing technology can sometimes seem like a foreign language, but the terms and functions used in routing aren’t difficult to learn. In this video, we’ll look at some detailed properties of routing such as internal vs. external gateway protocols, static routing vs. dynamic routing, routing tables, and routing convergence.
CompTIA Network+ N10-004: 1.6 – The Properties of Routing Read More »
Without routing protocols, our routers wouldn’t know how to move traffic across our worldwide networks. In this video, we’ll describe link state routing protocols, distance-vector routing protocols, and one routing protocol that is a hybrid between both of those.
CompTIA Network+ N10-004: 1.5 – IPv4 and IPv6 Routing Protocols Read More »
IP subnetting is an important skill for any network professional. In this video, we’ll introduce you to the process of IP subnetting and show you how to calculate your subnet and broadcast addresses from your workstation’s IP address and subnet mask.
CompTIA Network+ N10-004: 1.4 – Subnet Masks – Part 1 Read More »
Have you ever wanted to convert decimal to binary and back again? It’s easier than you might think! In this video, we’ll prepare you for IP subnetting with an introduction to binary math.
It’s important that a Network+ certified professional be familiar with the different forms of network addresses that traverse our wired and wireless technologies. In this video, we’ll show you the details behind the MAC address, the IPv4 address, and the IPv6 address.
