Wire your LAN for optimal performance. don't let hasty or uninformed LAN writing choices compromise your network's spped and efficiency. Step-by-step, James Trulove's LAN Wiring: An Illustrated Networking Guide walks you through the little-known industry-accepted methods, practices and standards for correctly installing and maintaining top-flight LAN writing. With this one-stop guide, you'll quickly master proven wiring methods for all major LAN technologies-2.5 Mbps to 155Mbps-including the latest 100BaseT and 100Base-VG LANs. You get: Basic connectivity advice for Ethernet, Token Ring, Arcnet, FDDI, ATM and LocalTalk systems; Complete details on working with such cable types as shielded and unshielded twisted pair, coaxial, and fiber optic; No-nonsense directives on cable connectors, interconnection, wire management, and LAN wiring standards; Field-tested wiring schemes for maintaining LAN longevity; Hands-on tips and techniques to ensure safety, comply with regulations and eliminate line noise; Much more.
Customer Reviews & Comments
Answered virtually all of my questions on LAN wiring and it didn't even put me to sleep in the process! Excellent book to start learning about LAN construction and as an ongoing reference. Looking forward to the next edition.
