MTA

The e-mail server operates two separate processes: Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) Mail Delivery Agent (MDA) The Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) process is used to forward e-mail. As shown in the figure, the MTA receives messages from the MUA or from another... READ...

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SMB

The Server Message Block (SMB) is a client/server file sharing protocol. IBM developed Server Message Block (SMB) in the late 1980s to describe the structure of shared network resources, such as directories, files, printers, and serial ports. It is... READ...

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Linux TCP/IP

The server has now created a socket and is waiting for a connection. The connection procedure in TCP/IP is a so-called “three-way handshake.” First, a client sends a TCP packet with a SYN flag set and no payload (a SYN packet). The server replies... READ...

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Data Link Layer

Data Link Layer ARP/RARP Address Resolution Protocol/Reverse Address DCAP Data Link Switching Client Access Protocol Network Layer DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DVMRP Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol ICMP/ICMPv6 Internet Control... READ...

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Routing protocols

Routing protocols An "internet" is a group of interconnected networks. The Internet, on the other hand, is the collection of networks that permits communication between most research institutions, universities, and many other organizations around... READ...

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