A TCP/IP Tutorial : Behind The Internet(part 2 of 2)

5. Internet Protocol The IP module is central to internet technology and the essence of IP is its route table. IP uses this in-memory table to make all decisions about routing an IP packet. The content of the route table is defined by the network administrator. Mistakes block communication. To understand how a route table [...]

A TCP/IP Tutorial : Behind The Internet (Part 1)

1. Introduction This tutorial contains only one view of the salient points of TCP/IP, and therefore it is the “bare bones” of TCP/IP technology. It omits the history of development and funding, the business case for its use, and its future as compared to ISO OSI. Indeed, a great deal of technical information is also [...]