Provided an IP address and a Subnet Mask, we can use binary conversion to find the Network Address, total usable IP addresses and range and the the Broadcast Address. A Network Address looks like this or something similar : 192.168.1.0/24 The CIDR tells us how many binary digits are turned […]
Month: August 2021
IPv4 addressing basics
Networking basic concepts(WIP)
Why do we need a network ? Share resources Communicate: emails, chat, voIP Control and monitor for security Entertainment: video games, social media, etc. Physical elements of a network Hosts or “end devices”: Clients Servers(DNS, DHCP, NAT) Devices(printer, phones, etc.) External storage: NAS, SAN, etc. Interconnection equipment: Router, switch, etc. […]