chuckhole
Apr 6, 2009, 04:36 PM
Is there a question in there or the beginning of a HOW TO guide?
KISS
Apr 6, 2009, 08:26 PM
The basics is here: Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_sense_multiple_access_with_collision_detec tion)
It's like trying to talk on the phone. Try to talk. If you sense the other person talking hold back a variable amount of time and try again.
Switches are smart and have routing built into them, so the LAN doesn't become a big party line like it does with a HUB.
An answer, not sure if it's what's expected or if it's too much or too little detail.