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, ...

Now, we’ll explore the fundamental building blocks of computer networks: devices, links, and communication protocols. Network devices are the physical components that enable communication and ...

Bus topologies are not widely used in modern networking as they are not well suited to dealing with large amounts of data. They are used when a small, cheap and often temporary network is needed ...

the whole network fails if the switch fails as no node can communicate a wired star topology requires plenty of cable - in a large network this can be expensive Star topologies tend to be found in ...

A high-level network protocol that provides the structure and language for file requests between clients and servers. The file sharing protocol provides the commands for opening, reading ...

Internet Protocol (IP) networks utilize Dynamic ... in reducing the time required to configure and reconfigure computers on a network. However, sometimes you may experience trouble connecting ...

A computer without a network, arguably ... Although a good programming background may not be necessary for some of the topics under networking (e.g., low-level communications, hardware issues), ...

A network protocol that encapsulates packets at a peer level or below. It is used to transport multiple protocols over a common network as well as provide the vehicle for encrypted virtual private ...