Any type of electromagnetic field that affects data traveling over cables. Also called RFI, or Radio Frequency Interference. Ethernet Ethernet is the most widely used LAN technology. Most businesses installing a network today use Ethernet technology. Ethernet connects up to 1,024 nodes at 10 Mbps over twisted pair, coax and optical fiber.
All stations share the total bandwidth within the network segment.
Hub A type of hardware used in 10BaseT and 100BaseT networks that connects all the cabling from computers and peripherals. In a star topology, the hub connects every station to every other station in the network. The protocol used by Novell NetWare to send data over a network. A proprietary type of network used with small numbers of Macintosh computers. To install a LocalTalk network, you simply need a PhoneNet connector for each computer, connected together by ordinary phone wire.