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chapter 9 • using Ethernet
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An Example Network
The following network diagram can be used a
guide to help you setup your internal network. In
this scenario, the
internal
network consists of seven
different elements: The Router, the PC, the Mac,
three HD24s and the Hub. The Router is assigned
the internal address of 192.168.1.200. Any item on
the internal network (Mac/PC/HD24) that needs
to connect to the outside world will send messages
to the Router, a.k.a. the Gateway. All other
messages will be contained to the internal network.
Note that each device (except the Hub, which is a
"dumb" device) has a unique address on the
internal network.
In this network, the PC or the Mac can connect to
any or all of the HD24 machines. Since each HD24
has its own unique address, they can co-exist. In
fact, a user on the Mac can be working with HD24
#1, while a user on the PC can be working with
HD24 #2.
If an outside or Internet-based request comes in,
then it is the router’s job to forward the message
to the correct internal IP address. For instance, if
the Router is configured to send FTP messages to
192.168.1.100, then HD24 #1 will available via the
Internet.
On a side note, if a user from the PC and the Mac
attempt to access the same machine
simultaneously, then commands will be queued
on a first come, first serve basis. Two commands
cannot be handled by a single HD24
simultaneously.