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  • Can a machine with a single DNS name have multiple addresses?

    Can a machine with a single DNS name have multiple addresses? Learn from networking fundamentals expert Chris Partsenidis in this expert response.  Ask the Expert

  • Should I add a T3 link or a T1 to my LAN?

    Learn what the T1 bandwidth restrictions are so that you can decide whether a T3 link or a T1 link should be added to your LAN.  Ask the Expert

  • time-to-live (TTL)

    TTL also stands for transistor-to-transistor logic.  Definition

  • root server system

    On the Internet, the root server system is the way that an authoritative master list of all top-level domain names (such as com, net, org,and individual country codes) is maintained and made available to all routers.  Definition

  • path

    In a computer operating system, a path is the route through a file system to a particular file.  Definition

  • packet-switched

    Packet-switched describes the type of network in which relatively small units of data called packets are routed through a network based on the destination address contained within each packet.  Definition

  • NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol)

    NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) is the predominant protocol used by computer clients and servers for managing the notes posted on Usenet newsgroups.  Definition

  • Packet-Level Procedure (PAP)

    PAP (Packet-Level Procedure) is a full-duplex protocol for transferring packets between parties in an X.25 network.  Definition

  • EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol)

    EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) is a network protocol that lets routers exchange information more efficiently than with earlier network protocols.  Definition

  • MBone (Multicast Internet)

    The MBone, now sometimes called the Multicast Internet, is an arranged use of a portion of the Internet for Internet Protocol (IP) multicasting (sending files - usually audio and video streams - to multiple users at the same time somewhat as radio an...  Definition

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