Networking Basics 3 of 3 – common network protocols and technologies

The 5 layer TCP/IP model (or its more rigorously defined alternative OSI model) leads to a whole world of network protocols. Understanding these new protocols requires one to map it out agains the network layers (e.g. at Layer 4 whether it is TCP or UDP, etc) . VPN is a whole family of technologies with … Read moreNetworking Basics 3 of 3 – common network protocols and technologies

Networking basics 2 of 3 – Layer 4 and common network configurations

Transport Layer Transport Layer handles multiplexing & de-multiplexing through ports. Port is more or less a virtual concept. Source port is usually ephemeral. Two dominant protocols are TCP and UDP. TCP relies on acknowledgement. TCP control flags are SYN, ACK, FIN, URG, PSH, RST, ECE, CWR. TCP connection is established by 3-way handshake and torn … Read moreNetworking basics 2 of 3 – Layer 4 and common network configurations