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  1. Introduction
  2. Network Model
  3. Topology
  4. Physical Media
  5. Wireless Media
  6. Network Card
  7. Modems
  8. Outside Connections
  9. Wide Area Network Connections
  10. Repeaters, Bridges, Routers
  11. Network Types
  12. Ethernet
  13. Token Ring
  14. ARCnet
  15. AppleTalk
  16. FDDI
  17. Architecture Comparisons
  18. Categories
  19. TCP/IP
  20. IPX/SPX
  21. NetBEUI
  22. AppleTalk
  23. SNA
  24. Others
  25. Suites and Network Layers
  26. Installing Drivers
  27. DNS
  28. Network Operating Systems
  29. Applications, mail, groupware, DBMS
  30. Backing up the network
  31. Troubleshooting
  32. Web, SNMP, admin, firewalls
  33. Networking Terms and Definitions
  34. Credits

Architecture Comparisons

ArchitectureCableSpeedTopologyNodes/NetMax RepeatMax Seg Length
Ethernetthinnet, thicknet, UTP, or fiber10-100MbpsStar / bus for thinnet and thicknetvariesvariesvaries
Token RingSTP or UTP4 or 16Mbpsstar-ring72 UTP/260 STP33Node 45(UTP)/101(STP) meters
MAU 45(UTP)/200(STP/1K fiber (meters)
ARCnetCoax, UTP or fiber2.5Mbps or 20star-bus255600/121/3485 meters
AppleTalkSTP230.4KbpsBus2548 segments max300 meters
FDDIfiber100MbpsDouble ring5002 kilometers