diff --git a/School/Analyse/Network Hardware.md b/School/Analyse/Network Hardware.md index e722f63..16dbb42 100644 --- a/School/Analyse/Network Hardware.md +++ b/School/Analyse/Network Hardware.md @@ -5,11 +5,20 @@ Hosts are the actual clients/devices on a network. Examples: Computers, printers, servers, etc.... ## Hubs / Repeaters -Hubs connect hosts in broadcasting networks, they forward all messages in all possible directions. This means that hubs +Hubs connect hosts in [[Network Types#Broadcast network]] networks, they forward all messages in all possible directions. This means that hubs are non-intelligent. +![[hubs.png]] ## Switches +Switches like hubs also connect hosts in broadcast networks. Switches however forward messages in the direction of their intended receivers. This makes the switches intelligent. + +This property of a switch is called filtering. + +Switches contain a table that stores all [[MAC-Address]] of connected devices (of each port) in a table. + +They read the frame of a incoming message, extract the destination MAC Address and forward it to the corrisponding port on the switch ## Bridges + ## Routers diff --git a/hubs.png b/hubs.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..90ac4b0 Binary files /dev/null and b/hubs.png differ