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Introduction to Firewalls




A firewall is a hardware or software system that prevents unauthorized access to or from a network. They can be implemented in both hardware and software, or a combination of both. Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet. All data entering or leaving the Intranet [...]



Introduction to Packet Fragmentation




Each network imposes some maximum size on its packets. The network designers are not free to choose any maximum packet size they wish as there are various factors like hardware, operating system, protocols, compliance with some (inter)national standard, desire to reduce error induced transmissions to some level and desire to prevent one packet from occupying [...]



Quick Tech Tip: Layer 2 Tunneling protocol : L2TP




Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) is an extension of the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) used by an Internet service provider (ISP) to enable the operation of a virtual private network (VPN) over the Internet. The two end components that make up L2TP are the L2TP Access Concentrator (LAC) which is the device that physically terminates [...]



Quick Tech Tip: Point-to-point tunneling protocol – PPTP




Overview of Point-to-point Protocol:

The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard method for transporting multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links. PPP was originally emerged as an encapsulation protocol for transporting IP traffic between two peers.PPP is comprised of the following main components: * Encapsulation: A method for encapsulating multi-protocol datagrams. * Link Control Protocol: The LCP [...]