Get me out of THIS trap.. SWITCH,HUB,ROUTER

[healtheworld]

Hello friends,

Considering myself a fool , i m asking this (THESE) questions from u masters out here. Please do not laugh at me .. And help me to understand it..

Although i now know a bit about networks and TCP/IP

How to connect ..
(a) HUB to HUB
(b) HUB to SWITCH
(c)SWITCH to SWITCH
(d)SWITCH to ROUTER
(f)ROUTER to ROUTER




And a term VLAN .. AND how to create it...
and What is an uplink port .


Is connecting procedures also depend on types of cablee (Straight or crossoverl ) devices

PLZ gimme info about it.
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[classicsoftware]

How to connect ..
(a) HUB to HUB
(b) HUB to SWITCH
(c)SWITCH to SWITCH
By using the uplink port

(d)SWITCH to ROUTER
depends on the router. There is usually a LAN port to connect the router to the LAN

(f)ROUTER to ROUTER
???? why would you do this?????

An uplink port connects 2 hubs/switches to each other

[Talamaine]

healtheworld,

Ok, I have a partial answer for you. I will fill in some of the info and perhaps another will fill in the rest :)

VLANs stand for Virtual Local Area Networks. Basically, they are a LAN within a LAN. To set these up will depend on the type of switch you are using. Some switches do not support this function and others make you do this via the command line (like the Cisco Command Line).

I found a web site that might give you a good idea about some of the connection types you are wanting to know about and what an Uplink is. On the site they state, "The "Uplink" connector has the connections for the Receive and Transmit wire pairs reversed from the "Normal" connector's wiring (just like using a "crossover" cable). The "Uplink" allows you to use a normal UTP cable to connect two hubs/switches together."

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/networking/port_expand.htm

Hope this helps you in your journey!

Talamaine