
Episode 41: Introduction to IP Addressing and Subnetting
This episode introduces the fundamentals of IP addressing and subnetting, two of the most critical skills for the Network Plus exam. It explains how IP addresses identify hosts on a network and how su...
20 Jul 202516min

Episode 40: Ethernet Standards over Fiber and Multiplexing
This episode introduces Ethernet standards over fiber optic cabling, which enable high-speed communication across longer distances than copper. Standards such as 1000BASE-LX, 10GBASE-SR, and 40GBASE-L...
20 Jul 202516min

Episode 39: Ethernet Standards over Copper
This episode explains the Ethernet standards that operate over copper cabling, from early Fast Ethernet to Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. It describes how cable categories, frequencies, and distance...
20 Jul 202516min

Episode 38: Cable Management, Panels, and Punchdowns
This episode highlights the importance of proper cable management, distribution panels, and punchdown blocks in maintaining organized, functional networks. It explains how patch panels centralize conn...
20 Jul 202514min

Episode 37: Media Converters — Bridging the Gap
This episode explains media converters, devices that enable communication between different types of physical cabling, such as copper to fiber or single-mode to multimode fiber. Media converters play ...
20 Jul 202515min

Episode 36: Transceiver Modules — Plugging Light into Switches
This episode introduces transceiver modules, which enable switches, routers, and other network devices to interface with fiber or copper cabling. Standards such as SFP, SFP+, QSFP, and GBIC are explai...
20 Jul 202515min

Episode 35: Common Fiber and Copper Connector Types
This episode focuses on the various connector types used with fiber and copper cabling. For fiber, common connectors include ST, SC, LC, and MTP/MPO, each with specific use cases and physical characte...
20 Jul 202515min

Episode 34: Single-Mode vs. Multimode Fiber
This episode explains the differences between single-mode and multimode fiber, two types of optical cabling defined by how light travels through the core. Single-mode fiber, with its narrow core, supp...
20 Jul 202515min



















