Networking: Page

Since DNS uses UDP instead of TCP, if a packet is lost, there is no automatic recovery?

By Dwight Barker • July 19, 2005

Can I connect two networks, one wired, one wireless, so that I can access the Internet through the s

By Lisa Phifer • July 11, 2005

I need help adding a central MAC address authentication server to our current WLAN.

By Lisa Phifer • May 31, 2005

Focus Windows port scanning with the netscan command

How to use the netscan command to focus Windows port scanning.

By Ed Tittel • March 17, 2005

What are the basic features of CIDR and what are its advantages and disadvantages compared to IPv6?

By Silvia Hagen • March 17, 2005

What costs I can expect when designing A LAN? How can I keep costs to a minimum?

By Carrie Goetz • March 3, 2005

What is a LAN and how does it work?

By Amy Kucharik • Feb. 24, 2005

Why can’t I access my folders on the server through the VPN?

By Lisa Phifer • Feb. 16, 2005

I need a very basic VPN solution to connect two offices to allow two servers to talk to one another.

By Lisa Phifer • Feb. 16, 2005

What are the differences between PVC, riser and plenum rated cables?

By Carrie Goetz • Feb. 15, 2005

Can you explain the ICMP ping test?

By Dwight Barker • Feb. 10, 2005

How can we say TCP is a reliable protocol?

By Patrick Ferriter • Feb. 1, 2005

How can I find a good job if I have my CCNA but now experience with Cisco routers?

By David Minutella • Jan. 31, 2005

Can you assign an IP address ending in .0 or .255?

Learn how to assign an IP address ending in .0 or .255 from networking fundamentals expert Chris Partsenidis in this Q&A.

By Chris Partsenidis • Jan. 11, 2005

What is a network segment? Is a network segment the same as an Ethernet segment?

By Carrie Goetz • Nov. 22, 2004

Routing First-Step: IP header format

Routing and Internet addressing are two important concepts involved in networking. Routing First-Step covers the basics of routing in clear, easy-to-understand language.

Oct. 7, 2004

Five critical planning steps for wireless LANs, Step 5: Manageability -- Switching to WLAN switches

This article explains how WLAN switches will help to alleviate manageability issues.

July 26, 2004

When I use the Microsoft Windows VPN Client, what kind of VPN tunnel is created?

By Lisa Phifer • July 20, 2004

What are the minimum and maximum sizes of an ICMP packet?

By Chris Partsenidis • June 30, 2004

What is the difference between an IPsec tunnel and a normal tunnel, and what is the bandwidth of eac

By Lisa Phifer • April 30, 2004

Can features such as VPN pass-through on routers be abused to dump traffic onto a NAT’d LAN?

By Lisa Phifer • April 14, 2004

How do the clients in a WLAN communicate with the AP (Access Point) based on IP in the Network Layer

By Graham Robinson • March 29, 2004

What are the top five companies that are providing enterprise level WLAN products and solutions?

By Graham Robinson • Feb. 23, 2004

How does the sender of a data packet know the IP address of the receiver? Part 1

By Chris Partsenidis • Oct. 8, 2003

What is required to implement SSL with encryption for TN3270 session on CS for OS/390 V2R10?

Sept. 8, 2003