Computer Networking

The wireless protocol first made its debut with 802.11b. With each increment to the wireless protocol (that is, 802.11g, 802.11i, 802.11n), the speed gets faster and the security gets better. ...

The Internet Protocol Suite, TCP/IP, is the set of communications protocols on your computer and all over the Internet. The TCP/IP suite is named for the two most important protocols in it: the...

Internet Protocol, or "IP" for short, is basically a set of instructions that controls the way data travels over the Internet. Internet Protocol Routing is when data is configured in a way that...

Internet protocol (IP) addresses are used by all TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/Internet protocol) devices, such as computers on the Internet, as a unique identifier. Like a postal address...

The spread of affordable wireless printers to the broad consumer market has allowed for the simplification of wireless printing in the home and small business environments. Wireless printers have...

A computer network is a group of computers that shares information across wireless or wired technology. Computer networks used to only be available for corporations but they are affordable for...

Internet Protocol (IP) refers to the method in which data is delivered between hardware devices over the World Wide Web. Information is conveyed between two hosts: the source and the destination...

With over 247 billion email messages sent per day, the POP server is an integral component of the Internet. POP stands for Post Office Protocol, and is the protocol that allows users to receive...

There are numerous ways to access email on the Internet. If you don't use a web-based email program such as Gmail or Yahoo Mail, odds are you use a desktop client in order to download email. The...

Webcasting refers to media files "streamed" over the Internet constantly from a provider to an end-user receiver, deriving its name from similarities to television and radio broadcasting....

Basically an IP address is a unique 32 bit number with the help of which computer is Identified on an IP network. All computers when connected to network have different IP address on the basis of...

Under most circumstances, a home network functions quite adequately using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to assign IP addresses to the computers on the network. Each time a computer is...

Creating a network between Windows Vista and Windows XP computers is a pretty difficult task. To make things worse, one of the steps required is to install the LLTD(Link Layer Topology...

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a system used on server operating systems like Microsoft Windows to upload, download and read files. The technology is not used often, but it is an easy way for...

Remote Desktop is an application that allows users to connect to a computer and control it from a service window. Remote desktop is automatically installed on Windows XP and other current...

Network protocols are the digital language of computer communication. The protocol is usually determined by the operating system used on client and server computers. Each protocol is more easily...

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a service that gives administrators a way to configure and manage resources across the network. An SNMP trap is a technique used to catch requests and...

Wireless computer modems contain both a transceiver and a microprocessor that drives embedded firmware which allows your computer to connect to the Internet without an Ethernet connection....

Microsoft Network is a protocol used by older operating systems. Microsoft Windows 95 and 98 use this protocol to connect to local area networks. If administrators still have older operating...

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. A URL consists of a protocol instruction such as http, https or ftp, a colon, two slashes, a domain name, possibly a path name and a file name with file...

Point-to-point protocol, or PPP, is a networking term for a specific protocol. It is a data link protocol that allows connection between two network nodes. It provides many functions such as...

TCP/IP is the industry standard for the communication protocol over the Internet. The standards create rules for sending packages across a network. Microsoft Windows XP comes with the standards...

IPX is an older technology introduced by Novell. IPX is similar to the TCP/IP protocol in that it allows local computers to exchange information packets, allowing for local network file and print...

An IP (Internet protocol) address is a unique numeric address assigned to each computer in the network that is usually written in the dot-decimal form, for example 195.65.16.8. A computer or...

Assigning a network address, also known as an IP address, to a computer is vital to allow it to have a connection to your network. While many networks have Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol...

SSDP is a protocol used by wireless computers to discover open networks. When you travel with a laptop computer, the wireless network card sends a signal that searches for broadcasting networks so...

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) allows you to automatically obtain network configuration parameters. Every local network has a DHCP server that sends all necessary Internet Protocol...

The original FTP protocol did not encrypt password and user name data, because the protocol does not require this information to be encrypted. The need to keep passwords private gave birth to a...

Virtual Network Computing is a use of the RFB network protocol that allows remote access to the graphical user interface of a computer. Mouse and keyboard commands are relayed from one computer...

IIS (Internet Information Services) is a set of services created by Microsoft used primarily for developing websites. The services packaged with IIS include an HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)...

The Internet is inundated with acronyms. One of the most common today is hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), which is the standard protocol used to transfer web pages across the Internet. Before...

NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface) (pronounced "net buoy") is an upgraded version of the Microsoft NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System) protocol. This protocol is no longer supported...

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a networking service that allows computers to download an IP (Internet Protocol) address and other configuration settings automatically when...

Kerberos is a security protocol invented by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for computer networks. Using key encryption, Kerberos allows both client and server to mutually verify...

A SOCKS proxy server is a server-based computer or application used to transfer data between client computers using a set of filtering rules for enhanced security. SOCKS is an abbreviation for...

FTP is one of the oldest and most common transfer methods on the Internet. Though it is not a secure protocol, it is unmatched in convenience and universal support: even most web browsers can...

The TCP protocol is the Transmission Control Protocol. This is a set of instructions that allow computers to communicate with one another. The TCP protocol is nearly never used alone. It's almost...

Before a wireless router can be used, it must first be initialized and configured for use. The configuration process includes assigning several very important aspects such as the wireless channel...

When a switch is installed into a network, it allows all the devices on the network--including printers, computers, hubs and any other equipment--to communicate with one another. Switches are...

The heart of any wireless network is the router. Responsible for accepting and approving new computers on the network, assigning unique Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, passing traffic between...

POP3 and HTTP are protocols used to send and retrieve data on the Internet. Email client software uses POP3 to retrieve email from servers running POP3. Web browsers use HTTP to retrieve and send...

IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol. This is a protocol (language of computers) that is used to access messages from a server. A message will be stored on a server until the mail...

If you ever use your Mac on a large network such as at work, at a university or at a library, you will probably need to set up a proxy. Networks use proxies to control and limit the access from...

An IP address, or Internet Protocol, are numbers assigned to internet service providers. By using the IP address, one can figure out the general location. That's how certain internet sites know...

It is no longer complicated to set up a server for a simple network. Nearly any computer can be designated a server and connective technology is both built into contemporary computers and...

In the last 10 years, the Internet has evolved quickly. Throughout this evolution, the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) has remained a current and useful technology. This article looks at what an FTP...

This article identifies client-server computing and illustrates easy ways to leverage this technology with tools already at your disposal. Though client-server computing may sound official,...

Network sequencing is an important innovation in computer science that allows large amounts of information/data to travel across communications networks quickly in small separate packets and...

EtherNet Industrial Protocol (EtherNet/IP) is a network protocol that allows interoperability of industrial automation devices and control equipment on the same network used for business...

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a application layer protocol that is used for transferring large files between clients and servers. Many people use it to upload Web pages to Web servers. When...