Several responses to the last tutorial pointed out how intricate and complex the world of IP networking is. From these responses, I felt that more coverage of the basics of IP networks is necessary.

TCP/IP is likely the most commonly used pair of protocols in the world and will be the focus of this tutorial. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is software that resides on the computer; when the ...

Spoiler: there isn’t just one network definition. Learn everything you need to assess various network types, topologies, and architectures. The simple network definition: a system that links other ...