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How do routers. switches, bridges and hubs deal with corrupted data?

By data corruption I mean frame/packet corruption, we can stick to the corruption due to a collision for simplicity. I know that switches can detect frame corruption if they are not set to cut-...
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How does Kismet find WIRED devices when scanning Wi-Fi? [closed]

In an effort to better secure my Wi-Fi network by finding its weaknesses and mitigating them, I have employed the use of Kismet, a well known Wi-Fi security scanning tool. When I use Kismet to scan ...
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Bridging LAN networks privately in office environment

I've begun looking into network bridging, must most of it is witchcraft for me so far. I currently have the following setup: I use PC 1 as my development station and PC 2 as a deployment/test station....
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Internetworking devices

Are hub and repeaters the same? And the same applies for switched and bridges? Since I am finding hub/repeaters and switch/bridge in some books while hubs/switch in others. Also in which layers do ...
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