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802.1X: What you need to know about this LAN-authentication standard

Network World

When devics on enterprise LANs need to connect to other devices, they need a standard method for identifying each other to ensure they are communicating with the device they want to, and that's what 802.1x is a standard that defines how to provide authentication for devices that connect with other devices on local area networks (LANs).

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The LAN: A History of Network Operating Systems Part 12

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the network system calls then provided under interrupt 21H gave all suppliers of network software the capability to standardize at least some of the access to LAN hardware. Most manufacturers of LAN software had announced or implemented support of NETBIOS for IBM LANs. When DOS was extended in Version 3.1,

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Historical IBM Microcomputer Hardware/Software LAN Products

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The concept of an overarching connectivity architecture such as SAA was one approach to managing these compromises. One clearly evident (if not explicitly stated) IBM strategy in managing outside competition was to coopt popular technology.

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What Is Ethernet? Definition, Types, and Uses

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Ethernet helps plug a desktop or laptop into a local area network (LAN) for speedy data transmission via cables. The post What Is Ethernet? Definition, Types, and Uses appeared first on.

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The LAN: A History of Network Operating Systems Part 5

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In general, pipes are software developers' tools for easily creating communications routines in software without having to explicitly control and issue commands to the communications hardware.

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Twisted Pair Ethernet Hardware Troubleshooting Part 2

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Starting at the Data Link layer, ARCNET, IEEE 802, or Ethernet LANs have been frequently implemented for network access.

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The Bygone days of LAN Gateways and Bridges

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These sorts of devices are rarely seen today as stand-alone hardware products. But these devices also disappeared into routers and switches such that it was easier to simply light up a port in a switch that was used to bridge to another switch representing another network.

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