Streamlining data transmission from the client to the server is an ongoing challenge, and some aspects of high-performance network transmission can be confusing. This article explores various methods ...

let's say you have the option to build a clinet/server application that will pass a lot of traffic on a LAN. Nothing routable. Let's assume the network is error-free and no packets are lost and no ...

Do you remember when we used multi-protocol routing for IPX, AppleTalk, and TCP/IP running on the same network? In the 1980s and early 1990s many enterprises had multiple protocols running on the ...

Last time, we discussed the fact that TCP has a flow control mechanism for each connection. The mechanism is based on a field in the segment header called the “Advertised Window”. The Advertised ...

Scott Reeves shares the wireshark filters that helps you isolate TCP and UDP traffic. Wireshark is a protocol analyser available for download. This week’s post provides a brief introduction to ...