The standard method of determining the hardware address of the host when only the network layer is known is ARP or Address Resolution Protocol. Therefore, it is an essential component of networking through IP. Resolution in a network usually involves message exchange between devices and when an ARP message is sent some bandwidth is consumed. [...]
When a person types in a web address or URL into the address box of a browser, the site name has to be resolved into an IP address before the remote computer can be accessed. This translation or resolving is done by DNS servers, of which Public DNS Servers are ones which respond to everyone.
Generally, [...]
If you are confused whats your broadband internet speed to know if your ISP is offering you 100% internet connectivity speed for what you are paying. Here are 3 good tools for quick check ups.
http://www.speedtest.net/
This tool is really cool because you can check your internet speed through different servers all over the world. In this [...]
First of all let us help you in understanding whats the BSNL Data Card and what are the advantages of using it. Its a USB Based Data Card offered by BSNL Communications in India which can help you in connecting to the Internet anytime and anyplace all over India. Its a USB Based modem which [...]
In today’s world, the basis of communication is data transfer between two computers on a network. Gone are the days of snail mail, because e-mail, instant messaging and Voice Over Internet Protocol have taken over the communication factor of our lives. Leading the innovations is the family of computer networking technologies collectively called “Ethernet”. These [...]
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol service that dynamically assigns an IP address to DHCP clients. It also has the additional duty of allocating Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) transmissions and control procedures to the different DHCP clients tethered to it, such as subnet mask information, default gateway IP address and [...]
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) is a very basic and important protocol used in Ethernet and Local Area Networks (LAN) to detect the mingling of signals between multiple servers, clients and routers. This control scheme is built into every Ethernet router to detect and possibly avoid (using Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision [...]
