How to Prevent Denial of Service Attacks
Microsoft Geek
The denial of service attack is statistically the most used malicious attack out of them all. This stems from the ease of use of the attack, as well as the…
How the Application Layer Works
In the previous section we reviewed several aspects of the Transport Layer. We learned a great deal of information; covering sockets, ports, TCP, UDP, segments, and datagrams. Now we will…
How the Transport Layer Works
In the previous section we took a look at the Internet Layer. We took apart the IP header information, reviewed IP addresses and routing information, and briefly discussed ARP and…
How the Internet Layer Works
In the previous section, we learned about the Network Access layer. Essentially we learned more about the anatomy of a frame, physical addressing, and what exactly the physical layer accomplishes.…
How the Network Access Layer Works
In the previous section, we learned about the Network Access layer. Essentially we learned more about the anatomy of a frame, physical addressing, and what exactly the physical layer accomplishes.…
Storage Configurations
In this article I attempt to explain three common network storage configurations. In today’s world everything is on computers. More specifically, everything is stored on storage devices which are attached…
Introduction to the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
About maybe 2yrs ago I had to install and configure Dell IT Assistant Manager, which is a dell software product that allows you to manage workstations, servers, network devices….etc that…
Creating an FTP Drop Site
I recently had to create an FTP Drop Site for a client. They had photographers that worked remote from home because the main office was either too far or they…
How to Disable Media Sense for TCP/IP in Windows XP
In this article we will cover how to disable ‘Media Sense’ for TCP/IP based connections on a Windows XP professional system. We will also cover why this may be beneficial…
Networking Basics: Part 1 – Networking Hardware
In this article series, I will start with the absolute basics, and work toward building a functional network. In this article I will begin by discussing some of the various…