Answer to Question #288404 in Computer Networks for Network

Question

You want to transfer a document from one computer to another, and you want the document to be encrypted. The destination computer is on another network, so you know data has to travel through one or more routers. The network technology on your network is Ethernet, but the technology on the destination network is Wi-Fi. From what you have learned about networking, should this document transfer work? Why or why not? Which layers of the OSI model are involved in the italicized parts of this description?

Answer 1

Yes, the transfer should work. Because a wired Ethernet network can connect to a wireless network through a wireless access point (AP). The technology used is a Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) access method. Document on computer: Application Layer, Encrypted document: Physical Layer, Travel through one or more routers: Network Layer. Ethernet used on local network: Physical Layer, Destination network is Wi-Fi: Physical Layer.