\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{Aelphi (Aelphi)} \pdfinfo{ /Title (network-01-basics.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Aelphi (Aelphi)) /Subject (Network+ | 01.Basics Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{476A91} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F3F5F8} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Network+ | 01.Basics Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Aelphi (Aelphi)} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/179727/cs/37393/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Aelphi (Aelphi) \\ \uline{cheatography.com/aelphi} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 28th February, 2023.\\ Updated 28th March, 2023.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.04 cm} x{4.96 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Network Components}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Client}} & end-user access \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Server}} & provides resources to network \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Hub}} & connects devices - rebroadcast data \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Switch}} & idem but uses selective adressing (IP/MAC) \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Wireless Access Point}} & (WAP) - wireless hub \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Media}} & connecting media (cables, waves, electricity, ...) \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{WAN Link}} & DSL, Cable, leased lines, satellite, cellular, MW, ... \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.32 cm} x{5.68 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Wired Network Topologies}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} can be & {\emph{physical}} (cabling) or {\emph{logical}} (traffic flow) \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Bus}} & backbone cable, old, single collision domain \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Ring}} & circular loop, singular direction \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & {\emph{token ring}} = devices wait their turn \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\emph{FDDI}} (fiber) = 2-counter rotating, redundancy \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Star}} & connected to central device, SPOF! \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Hub \& Spoke}} & Star topology with WAN i.o. LAN (hubs) \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Full-{\bf{Mesh}} & rendundant, everyone is connected, efficient, very expensive \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Partial-{\bf{Mesh}} & hybrid of Full-Mesh and Hub\&Spoke \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.12 cm} x{4.88 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Wireless Network Topologies}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Infrastructure Mode}} & most common, cenralized mgmt, uses wireless securtiy control \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Ad Hoc}} & P2P connections, no routers \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Wireless Mesh Topology}} & Different type of nodes or devices, client-routers-gatways \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.128 cm} p{0.76 cm} x{4.712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Network Resources}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Client/Server}} & Def & uses servers to provide access to files, printers, etc \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & + & centralized, easier mgmt, scalable \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & - & high cost, dedicated resources, network operating system \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Peer-to-Peer}} & Def & Peers share resources directly to others \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & + & lower cost, no dedicated resource, no specialized system \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & - & decentralized mgmt, inefficent for large NW, poor scalability \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{0.912 cm} x{1.52 cm} x{5.168 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Network Geography}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{PAN}} & \seqsplit{Personnal} & bluetooth, cellphone, usb drive, watch \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{LAN}} & Local & limited distance, ethernet (802.3), WIFI (802.11), \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{CAN}} & Campus & connects several buildings, camps, MIL bases, schools \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{MAN}} & \seqsplit{Metropolitan} & up to 25-mile radius like city departments, community over a region \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{WAN}} & Wide & across country, world, uing leased lines or VPN \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.16 cm} x{5.84 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Internet of Things (IoT)}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{802.11}} WIFI & operates infrastructure or ad-hoc \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Bluetooth}} & low energy, mesh network, pairing sys \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{RFID}} & electromagnetic fields, ie badge reader \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{NFC}} & RFID but 4cm range, more precise \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{IR}} Infrared & in line-of-sight \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Z-wave}} & short range, low-latency data transfer for {\bf{home automation}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Ant+}} & {\bf{sensor}} data for remote control systems \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}