Introduced as part of HTTP v1.1, the host HTTP header allows multiple websites to be run on a single IP address using TCP port 80 only. Prior to this, each website required its own unique IP address, ...
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is a standard protocol on the internet that ensures the reliable transmission of data between devices on a network. It defines how to establish and maintain a ...
Streamlining data transmission from the client to the server is an ongoing challenge, and some aspects of high-performance network transmission can be confusing. This article explores various methods ...
let's say you have the option to build a clinet/server application that will pass a lot of traffic on a LAN. Nothing routable. Let's assume the network is error-free and no packets are lost and no ...
Last time, we discussed the fact that TCP has a flow control mechanism for each connection. The mechanism is based on a field in the segment header called the “Advertised Window”. The Advertised ...
Do you remember when we used multi-protocol routing for IPX, AppleTalk, and TCP/IP running on the same network? In the 1980s and early 1990s many enterprises had multiple protocols running on the ...