LAN Components
The five basic components of LANs include:
- 1. clients and servers
- 2. network interface cards
- 3. network cables
- 4. network hubs
- 5. network operating system
1.-2. see previous lectures.
3. Network Interface Card (NIC) allows the computer to be physically connected to the network cable (the physical layer of the LAN)
NICs are usually inserted to a slot on the computer’s bus
sometimes already installed (e.g., PCMCIA in lap tops).