1. NETWORKING COMPONENTS Jeffery Rice LTEC 4550.020 Assignment 3

2. HUB ▪ Hubs send data from one computer to all other computers on the network. ▪ Hubs act as a central relay point on a star network topology. ▪ Prices on newegg.com range from $8.99 - $47.99.

3. HUB DIAGRAM

4. SWITCH ▪ Switches are usually associated with a device that relays traffic by using a Layer 2 address. ▪ Switches act as a central relay point on a star network topology. ▪ Prices on newegg.com range from $8.50 - $99,195.00.

5. SWITCH DIAGRAM

6. ROUTER ▪ A router is designed to relay packets between nodes in a data network. ▪ Routers act as a central relay point on a network. ▪ Prices on newegg.com range from $15.95 - $40,000.00.

7. ROUTER DIAGRAM

8. BRIDGE ▪ Bridges are associated with a LAN device that uses Ethernet MAC addresses for routing. ▪ Bridges connect network nodes and act as a central relay point on a star network topology using MAC addresses. ▪ Prices on newegg.com range from $14.99 - $667.75.

9. BRIDGE DIAGRAM

10. GATEWAY ▪ A gateway is an internetworking system capable of joining together two networks that use different base protocols. ▪ Prices on newegg.com range from $22.99 - $213.32.

11. GATEWAY DIAGRAM

12. FIREWALL ▪ Firewalls are security features on a network that filters unwanted traffic from entering a network or computer. ▪ Firewalls come preinstalled on most computers and included with antivirus software.

13. FIREWALL DIAGRAM

14. WIRELESS AP ▪ Wireless Access Points are used to connect wireless nodes and relay traffic among these nodes. ▪ Any place with WiFi is a wireless ap. There are numerous establishments that offer free WiFi for customers.

15. WIRELESS AP DIAGRAM

16. COMPLETE NETWORK DIAGRAM