CISSP Exam Note (Telecommunications and Networking Security Domain) – LAN/WAN Devices, Types and Speeds of Leased Lines, etc.
April 26, 2010 · Posted in Don's eBook Report, Information Security, Information Systems, Information Technology, eBooks, etc... · Comment
LAN Devices
Repeaters (Layer 1) – amplify signal, no added intelligence, no filtering
Hubs (Layer 1) – used to connect multiple LAN devices, no added intelligence
Bridges (Layer 2)
- Amplifies signal and adds some intelligence
- Forwards the data to all network segments if the Media Access Control (MAC) or hardware address of the destination computer is not on the local network segment
- Automatically forwards all broadcast traffic
CISSP Exam Note (Telecommunications and Networking Security Domain) – Data Networking Basics
March 23, 2010 · Posted in Don's eBook Report, InfoSec Docs, Information Security, Information Technology · Comment
Data Network Types:
- Local Area Network (LAN)
- Wide Area Network (WAN)
- Internet, Intranet and Extranet
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