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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Streamlining data transmission is a critical challenge for any enterprise. Thankfully, the TCP/IP protocol provides many ways to optimize data transfer. This article examines several options and shows ...

One of the many advantages of the TCP network protocol is that the process at one end of a connection need not have any idea of where the other side is. A process could be talking with a peer on the ...