NetBIOS is Network Basic Input Output System which is an API used for communication between systems over LAN (Local Area Network) like Ethernet and Token Ring. It was initially developed for IBM’s machines to communicate on LAN and later on was mostly used in Windows environment for Server Message Block (SMB) for file sharing, printing…
Category: Networking
Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU)
Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is the measurement of largest data packet that can be sent on a network between systems. Units used for MTU measured is bytes. MTU is property of data link layer. Some Data Link technology’s MTU are given below for your reference. Technology MTU Ethernet 1500 Wi Fi 2304 PPPoE 1492
Network Security
An enterprise comprises systems and applications. The systems are interconnected through a network. The systems, applications and network (Intranet) combined together becomes an infrastructure. The infrastructure is connected to the Internet for various purposes. The Internet is un-secured huge public network and the enterprise network is private secured network. There should be line of control…
OSI Layers
The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model is a reference model that was developed by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) providing standardisation of communication between systems connected over a network. The model has seven layers which are application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link and physical. Splitting a logically into seven layers brings flexibility and adaptability…