As a conceptual process it's useful even if, as has long been the case, many applications map several layers in to a single functional block in their architecture.
-sc -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 7:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Veering even more OT - was: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 09:21, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > It’s kinda funny that you mention the OSI model, since there are any > number of people here that will dismiss it as irrelevant (personally I > think that it’s very relevant to know if you want to advance in an IT > career) Mr. Ely, among others, will shake his head here... The OSI model *is* irrelevant, because it's incorrect. Teh interwebs (and everything else) don't conform to it. The 4 layer TCP/IP model is closer to reality, though still not completely accurate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP_model Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
