Web Server
A Web server is a server that it can be accessed over the Internet and runs specific services related to the Internet. The most common service running on a Web server is Web site hosting service. More ...
Introduction To IP Addressing and Networking
In this article you learn the various aspects of computer networking, IP routing and IP switching and how to manage a network from an office network to larger networks. Areas covered include IP addressing, and Network Address Translation. More ...
Fiber Optic Cabling For Beginners
Traditionally, twisted pair copper cable has been the most common form of network cabling. As technology continues to advance however, fiber optic cable is quickly becoming the standard in network cabling. More ...
Network Cabling For Beginners
Cabling is the foundation of your network, it is the medium that connects all your computers and servers together and is probably one of the most important and often overlooked items in business networks. More ...
Bluetooth in Brief
Bluetooth is a wireless technology designed for short range data communications. Two or more Bluetooth devices establish a connection and form a small wireless network known as a Piconet. More ...
Definition: Cloud Computing
We keep hearing the term Cloud Computing, but what is it? Cloud Computing is a network of shared resources anywhere in the World that can be quickly provisioned in response to customer demand. More ...
Turning Your Home into a Wi-Fi Network
Creating a customized home Wi-Fi network is a great weekend project that you can accomplish with some patience and the proper tools. Before you dive into the wireless world, make sure you know what lies ahead of you. More ...
What is DNS?
Have you ever wondered what happens when you enter, or click on, a web address in your browser? How does your computer connect to the Web site you requested? Part of what makes that happen is the Internet's Domain Name Service (DNS). More ...
Basics of Bluetooth Technology
Bluetooth is a wireless technology for short range communication. Bluetooth provides functionality to detect nearby Bluetooth devices, and in order to mitigate interference, implements frequency hopping. More ...
Wireshark and Ethereal Network Protocol Analyzer Toolkit
This book provides complete information and step-by-step Instructions for analyzing protocols and network traffic on Windows, Unix or Mac OS X networks. First, readers will learn about the types of sniffers available today and see the benefits of using Ethereal. More ...
Network Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to CompTIA Network+ Skills
Hit the ground running with the street-smart training you'll find in this practical book. Using a "year in the life" approach, it gives you an inside look at network administration, with key information organized around the actual day-to-day tasks, scenarios, and challenges you'll face in the field. More ...
Networking Foundation Topic - Routing
For traffic to flow between networks, the traffic has to be routed, thus routing and routers is a key networking topic. This article discusses how routing occurs. More ...
Packet Switching Store-and-Forward Transmission
To send a message from a source end system to a destination end system, the source breaks long messages into smaller chunks of data known as packets. Most packet switches use store-and-forward transmission at the inputs to the links. Store-and-forward transmission means that the packet switch must receive the entire packet before it can begin to transmit the first bit of the packet onto the outbound link. More ...
