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> project.....so the protocol host is 123.456.7 or 000.245.245???? I
> know that TCP/IP is a protocol and that data is transfered in things
> called "packets"(got that from all the books). What I want to know is
> what does it do and why is it necessary to have it? How does it differ
> from Novel's protocols?
By "Novel's protocols", are you refering to IPX? Or are you refereing to file
sharing stuff?
TCP/IP is actually a set of two protocols (TCP/IP is what the internet uses
btw). Basically, IP is responsible for getting a packet from the source host to
the destination host. TCP is responsible for resending packats that didn't
reach their destination, and for reassembling the packages in the right order.
As for IPX, which is a Novel baby, I believe IPX is similar to UDP or IP. I've
"heard" that IPX is not connection based, as opposed to TCP/IP. But I don't
know much about Novel's stuff.
Do you need it? Yes, if you're talking to the internet.
Also note that TCP/IP is the protocol for shuffling streams of bytes back and
forth - and that's all. Fire sharing protocols (NetBios/NetBEUI or whatever
they're called) are at the "next" level - they use TCP/IP to transfer the data
between files and to generally communicate.
Anyways. The NET-3-HOWTO talks alot about the workings of TCP/IP network, and
about setting it up in Linux. But unless you're really interested, you'll
probably not get past the first few pages :)
/ Peter Schuller
Titanic 12 ... Hindenburg Zeppelin 37 .. Microsoft Windows 98
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