TCP/IP Model

Subnetting

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Single IP is purchased by the company and this single IP is responsible for networking of all the departments in a company. Being interested in networking, this is the first question that comes in the minds, How a single IP can be used by all the departments? The answer to this lies in the concept of subnetting. So, the question arises, what is subnetting? Converting single IP into more networks is called subnetting. Continue reading →

Difference Between OSI Reference Model and TCP/IP Reference Model

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Before moving towards the Difference of these two important models, question is, What is OSI Model and What is TCP/IP Model?

I already have discussed these two models in detail in my previous posts. Kindly visit, OSI Reference Model and TCP/IP Reference Model for understanding these two models in detail.

Lets start noting down all differences between these two models: Continue reading →

TCP/IP Reference Model

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TCP/IP is the most pervasively used networking protocol in the history of networking. TCP stands for Transmission Control Protocol and IP stands for Internet Protocol. Every network built using any networking product today supports TCP/IP.

A networking model, sometimes also called either a networking architecture or networking blueprint. A protocol is a set of logical rules that devices must follow to communicate. The TCP/IP model both defines and references a large collection of protocols that allow computers to communicate. To define a protocol, TCP/IP uses documents called Requests For Comments (RFC). Continue reading →