INTERNET PROTOCOLS

Internet Protocols

These are the sets of rules governing communication within and between computers on a network.

Protocols

Requires messages to arrive within a certain amount of time so that computers do not wait indefinitely for messages that may have been lost.

IP Address

FOUR MAIN ITEMS FOR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY:
Host's identity on the internet.

Subnet Mask

FOUR MAIN ITEMS FOR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY:
Size of Host's network

Default Gateway

FOUR MAIN ITEMS FOR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY:
Router's IP Address

Subnet Mask

FOUR MAIN ITEMS FOR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY:
Size of Host's network

Default Getaway

FOUR MAIN ITEMS FOR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY:
Router's IP Address

DNS Server IP(s)

FOUR MAIN ITEMS FOR INTERET CONNECTIVITY:
Translate domain names to IP's

Identifying Errors
Compressing the Data
Deciding how the data should be sent
Addressing the data
Deciding how to announce sent and received data

What are the main functions of protocols?

TCP/IP or Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

Suite of protocols has become the dominant standard for internetworking. It represents a set of public standards that specify how packets of information are exchanged between computers over one or more networks.

IPX/SPX or Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange

It is the protocol suite originally employed by Novell Corporation's network operating system, Netware.

NetBEUI

It is a protocol used primarily on small Windows NT networks.

AppleTalk

It is a protocol suite used to network Macintosh computers. It is composed of a comprehensive set of protocols that span the seven layers of the Open System Interconnections (OSI) reference model.

HTTP or HyperText Transfer Protocol

It governs how files such as text, graphics, sound, and video are exchanged on the World Wide Web (WWW).

FTP or File Transfer Protocol

Provides services for file transfer and manipulation. It also allows multiple simultaneous connections to remote file systems.

SSH or Secure Shell

Used to securely connect to a remote computer.

TelNet

It is an application used to connect to a remove computer that lacks security features.

POP or Post Officer Protocol

Is used to download e-mail from a remote mail server.

IMAP or Internet Message Access Protocol

Is also used to download e-mail from a remote mail server.

SMTP or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Is used to send e-mail to a remove e-mail server.