Understanding Methods of Network Cabling
Network cabling is a method of connecting two or more computers so that they can communicate and share data, programs, and peripherals. Whether you’re cabling a small or a large network, you can use traditional cabling methods, which consist of various wiring and hardware techniques. With the continuing popularity of home networking, many manufacturers are producing networking kits that make cabling faster and easier. Additionally, techniques of using home phone lines and electrical housewiring (or power lines) are changing the scope of home networking altogether. Wireless connections are another popular option. Often various methods of networking cabling are combined.
The type of cabling you use in your network depends on a number of elements. You should consider network cost, the speed of the network connections, available resources, and so on. This Post and the next two explain the various methods you can use to connect your computers as a network.
Considering Networking Topologies and Technologies
You must lay certain foundations when building a network. In addition to choosing whether the network will be of the workgroup (or peer-to-peer) or client/server type, you should choose which topology and technology you will use for the network.
The topology of the network refers to how you arrange the cables, the networking hardware, and the computers. Technology refers to the type of wiring and hardware you use and to the general speed of the network. Network speed refers to how fast the data is transferred between two or more computers.
Basically, four topologies are possible:
✦ Bus
✦ Spanning tree (or star)
✦ Ring
✦ Mesh
Understanding Cabling
The cabling is a fundamental part of networking. Cabling provides the physical connection between computers; cabling is used for transmitting and receiving information over the network. You can connect your network with any of various types of cabling, or wires.
CAT 5 is the best cable for any network—business or home. CAT 5 works equally well with 10Base-T or with 100Base-T. You might want to start your network with CAT 5 cabling and 10Base-T hardware—10 Mbps network cards and hub—and then when you’re ready, upgrade to 100Base-T hardware. 100Base provides transfer rates of 100 Mbps.
Using twisted-pair cable connectors
Twisted-pair cabling uses different connectors than coaxial cabling uses. In twisted-pair, you use one connector to plug into the network card or hub. You can use a second connector to plug into a wall panel, called a jack, or patch panel to help keep the cables safe from kinking and to look nicer in your home
Network cabling is a method of connecting two or more computers so that they can communicate and share data, programs, and peripherals. Whether you’re cabling a small or a large network, you can use traditional cabling methods, which consist of various wiring and hardware techniques. With the continuing popularity of home networking, many manufacturers are producing networking kits that make cabling faster and easier. Additionally, techniques of using home phone lines and electrical housewiring (or power lines) are changing the scope of home networking altogether. Wireless connections are another popular option. Often various methods of networking cabling are combined.
The type of cabling you use in your network depends on a number of elements. You should consider network cost, the speed of the network connections, available resources, and so on. This Post and the next two explain the various methods you can use to connect your computers as a network.
Considering Networking Topologies and Technologies
You must lay certain foundations when building a network. In addition to choosing whether the network will be of the workgroup (or peer-to-peer) or client/server type, you should choose which topology and technology you will use for the network.
The topology of the network refers to how you arrange the cables, the networking hardware, and the computers. Technology refers to the type of wiring and hardware you use and to the general speed of the network. Network speed refers to how fast the data is transferred between two or more computers.
Basically, four topologies are possible:
✦ Bus
✦ Spanning tree (or star)
✦ Ring
✦ Mesh
Understanding Cabling
The cabling is a fundamental part of networking. Cabling provides the physical connection between computers; cabling is used for transmitting and receiving information over the network. You can connect your network with any of various types of cabling, or wires.
CAT 5 is the best cable for any network—business or home. CAT 5 works equally well with 10Base-T or with 100Base-T. You might want to start your network with CAT 5 cabling and 10Base-T hardware—10 Mbps network cards and hub—and then when you’re ready, upgrade to 100Base-T hardware. 100Base provides transfer rates of 100 Mbps.
Using twisted-pair cable connectors
Twisted-pair cabling uses different connectors than coaxial cabling uses. In twisted-pair, you use one connector to plug into the network card or hub. You can use a second connector to plug into a wall panel, called a jack, or patch panel to help keep the cables safe from kinking and to look nicer in your home
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