A top-down exploration of networking using the 5-layer model and the TCP/IP stack. HTTP, FTP, DNS, BSD Sockets, concurrent servers, checksums, reliable transport with stop-and-wait, go-back-n, ...

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — When a user requests a Web page, his browser sends numerous separate requests for different types of information — such as Java applet, multimedia, database access — resulting in ...

Support for the NetBIOS protocol in Windows when running in a TCP/IP network. NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NBT) supports legacy applications that use the NetBIOS protocol as well as the NetBIOS name server ...

An interview with Robert Taylor, former manager of Xerox PARC, shows TCP/IP designs were based a lot on the PARC Universal Packet (PUP) networking protocol suite. To understand where we are going, we ...

Networks function and flourish because they deliver reliable and fast communication over large distances. And while people often marvel at the speed, it's the reliability -- made possible through the ...

TCP/IP Manager can be downloaded for free and consumes less than 500KB of your hard disk space. It is an open-source tool that makes changing network settings a one-click operation. You all will agree ...

If you're looking to segment a TCP/IP network, subnetting is not your only option. CIDR, or supernetting, is another way to accomplish the task and offers some unique solutions. Here's how to use ...

Believe it or not, it has been a mere 25 years since TCP/IP walked into our lives and changed them forever. It was Jan. 1, 1983, when Internet precursor ARPANET switched over fully to TCP/IP. TCP/IP ...

So without asking too many questions about why, I need a hardware solution for sending audio over my TCP/IP network. Basically I need a device with an audio-in jack that I can plug into my switch, and ...

Although the Internet of Things (IoT) introduces remarkable ways to collect, manage, and apply data, it's also a huge vector for cyberattacks. One of the biggest vulnerabilities lies in embedded ...