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Ethernet is the most common set of standards for wired connections in local area networks.

Ethernet is the most common set of standards for wired connections in local area networks.

Originally designed in the 1970s, Ethernet had a data rate of 10 megabits per second. Later, Ethernet was extended to support rates of 100 megabits/second, 1 gigabit/second, 10 gigabits/second and 100 gigabits/second.

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Accessing a connected device through LAN

I have a metered APC Power Distribution Unit (PDU) which is capable of spewing out the current load, power and such information through a LAN cable. I'm connecting the cable from the PDU to a server node that I have access to. My intention is to get…
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Can we have multiple IP addresses with different Net IDs on an interface?

Can we have multiple IP addresses with different Net IDs on an interface? Like a Network Card? For example setting up 192.168.1.2 and 18.170.2.5 on the same network card. If yes, where do we use this method?
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Are Dell parts compatible with non-Dell hardware?

I could not find the answer... I'm about to buy this piece: https://www.dell.com/pt-br/work/shop/intel-x710-10gb-sfp-mezzanine-adaptador-e-porta-dupla-da-dell/apd/555-bdpg/equipamentos-de-rede Will this adapter work on custom hardware? I mean, no…
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Bufferbloat : Why not just have super large buffers?

A bit of a big picture question here but I was wondering what was the logic behind not just having incredibly large network related buffers? One would think that getting as much of the data as close to the target as quickly as possible, be it an…
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how to connect reverse proxy Server

I have an IIS-ARR LoadBalancing server connected to internet. And I have 2 IIS web servers in a LAN (using a switch) without internet. The IIS-ARR is configured as reverse proxy for 2 websites www.website1.com and www.website2.com. These 2 websites…
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How to check if ISP has enough bandwidth for video streaming?

I have 20Mbps ethernet connection. I connect through dhcp, I have static address on the LAN. I know that 20Mbps should be enough to stream video from sites like youtube: 3 Mbps – Standard Definition video. 5-8 Mbps – 720p. I have a problem streaming…
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ethernet cable configuration with possibility to connect one computer at the end or at the middle of the cable

I would like to know if this Ethernet configuration would work. ethernet configuration Of course, only one device could be connected to either socket 1 or socket 2. The cables between router and socket 1 is 10 meters long. Same length between socket…
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Difference between 1.0 Gbps & Auto Negotiation

I am downloading a huge file and was wondering on how to boost my Ethernet speed. I found this option called "Speed & Duplex" And there were a few options. Two of them were 1) 1.0 Gbps Full Duplex 2) Auto Negotiation (Which was on default) I…
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Color coding to connect rj45 socket and rj45 connector to make an ethernet extension cable

i want to make a cable like this: What should be the color coding to make this Ethernet LAN Network extension Cable. I have a rj45 socket and a rj45 connector but there indicator on rj45 female sockets has been removed. here is the color coding .…
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Splitting Ethernet cable

I am looking for the best way to network my small business. I have an office where my router/modem are located, and then 2 more computers in another room. I can route Ethernet to this room with about 75 ft of cabling, and I would like to do this…
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Changing the default gateway address in Centos

I have a a Centos PC with 2 IP addresses. One of them is because of a back to back connection with another PC, so both run on different subnets. The eth0 has the 192.xx.xx.xxx address and eth2 has 172.xx.xx.xxx on this PC. Since 192.xx.xx.xxx is a…
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Will RSTP BPDUs be encapsulated in tagged Ethernet frames?

RSTP(Rapid Spanning Tree) is configured on a bridge. All ports of this bridge are "trunk" ports and are part of vlan “x”. Will the BPDUs sent out of this bridge be tagged?
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Same static IP addresses to single static IP address communication

I have a server with 4 modules, and one Ethernet Port and an internal hub to assign these modules to, configured as below. Module 1: 192.168.10.1 Module 2: 192.168.10.2 Module 3: 192.168.10.3 Module 4: 192.168.10.4 Each of these Modules intend…
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half-duplex and full-duplex Ethernet vs Switches and Hubs

From a youtube video I came to know of the following things All machines connected to a HUB are a part of a single collision domain. All machines connected to a SWITCH are a part of a single broadcast domain. It also mentioned that a SWITCH can…
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What is the fastest way to connect two machines for a ping-pong test?

I need to do a latency test between two machines, basically a ping-pong packet test. I wonder what is the fastest connection I can have between those two machines. I imagine my options are: Ethernet through a router, but then my bottleneck will…
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