TCP and UDP ports
May 2,95A port is a 16-bit number used to identify specific applications and services. TCP and UDP specify the source and …
Read MoreUser Datagram Protocol (UDP) explained
May 2,95One other important protocol in the TCP/IP site is User Datagram Protocol (UDP). This protocol is basically a scaled-down version of …
Read MoreTransmission Control Protocol (TCP) explained
May 2,95One of the main protocols in the TCP/IP suite is Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). This protocol provides reliable and ordered …
Read MoreIP address types
May 2,95IP addresses are divided into three types, based on their operational characteristics: 1. unicast IP addresses – an address of a …
Read MoreIP address classes
May 2,95IP addresses are divided into five classes that are identified by the value of the first octet (the first decimal number). …
Read MorePrivate IP addresses
May 2,95The original design of the Internet specified that every host on every network should have a real routable IP address. An …
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