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Collision domains are just network areas that share the same signals without a device to break them up. And that’s where switches show up. Simply put, switches are devices that separate traffic. Servers Although routers and switches are important to a SOHO or medium-sized business network, this book concentrates on server implementation, not network administration. Accordingly, you need to understand the roles that servers play in the network. Within a network, servers can be routers themselves, assign addresses, and administer network resources such as printers and fax machines.

Well, at least it surprised me to see it the first time. 3. 3 The setting up screen This screen can take several minutes, so don’t be alarmed if SBS 2008 pauses here for a long period of time. After this initial and relatively painless install, SBS 2008 begins the user-specific setup process. What’s really nice about this process, as opposed to previous iterations of Windows SBS, is that SBS 2008 asks you questions only after the installation is complete. This is a big change from Windows XP, where you had to occasionally click installations over and over again.

Unfortunately, in the modern day, that simply isn’t practical because of the sheer number of addresses that have to be assigned. Dynamic Dynamic addressing is a technique that takes advantage of the Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) role that can be added to SBS Server 2008. DHCP automatically assigns addresses to requesting client machines through a predetermined pool within your DHCP server defined by the administrator. At the enterprise level, this is normally the most heavily used and implemented standard because of the ease, flexibility, and relatively equal efficiency of its addressing methods.