1. Making an Ethernet Cable
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2. Today’s Lesson Objectives Understand how media is used in networking
Identify networking devices
Activities
Wire a straight-through (patch cable) cable to be used to connect computers, printers and other network client devices to the router switch or hub (the host device in this instance).
Look at networking devices – switch, router, hub

3. Ethernet is used to create a WIRED network
Straight-through cables are used to link computers to devices
Crossover cables are used to link two computers together
They consist of cat 5e (category 5e) and an RJ-45 plug
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7. Questions What type of network is Ethernet used for?
What other media can be used to transfer data across a network?
Which do you think is faster? Why?

8. Types of media Type of media Type of network Bandwidth Ethernet LAN
10 to 1000 Mbps
Fibre Optic
LAN , MAN and WAN
100 Mbps to 100 Gbps
Wireless
54 Mbps
Microwave
MAN, WAN
Coaxial
LAN – ring topology
10 to 100 Mbps
Satellite
WAN
1 Gbps

9. Networking Devices
Switch – used to link many computers together in a LAN
Router – used to connect two networks together
Network Interface Card – every node on a network
must have one