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flow control is a feature of TCP. my question is this:in a network, what is the purpose of flow control? is it to regulate the size of each datagram segment? or is it used to provide a mechanism for the receiver to control the transmission speed?
i don't know if i know this question, but i got it in the exam recently and i chose - straight-through cable. please is this right? if not then what is the right cable to use?
so in effect, the statement below is wrong?:"The fastEthernet ports on a router and a switch are both RJ-45 ports. It means we have similar devices on both ends. So a crossover cable must be used here."apparently the above statement is wrong!
that is the big problem: in the exam, the question just stated 'what cable would you use to connect the fa0/0 port of a router to the fa0/0 port of a switch?' they did not state on which particular router. so what would your answer be to such an ambi...