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NetworkingSNMP: The Little Protocol That Could
In the world of computer protocols, size isn't everything. In fact, having only a small number of commands means little in protocol terms. With an acceptance that...
By: Chris Binnie
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Networking
Top 3 Wi-Fi Security Vulnerabilities
The inception of Wi-Fi technology ushered in a new sub-era in this stage of world history known as the Information Age. As if the proliferation of the internet...
By: Brad Casey
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Internet
Remember IRC? It's Still Around - And It's Still Worth Using
In the days of Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms, one form of online communication tends to be overlooked: Internet Relay Chat (IRC). It’s a pity,...
By: David Delony | Contributor
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Cybersecurity
Border Gateway Protocol: The Biggest Network Vulnerability Of All?
In terms of security vulnerabilities, much has been made of buffer overflow attacks, distributed denial of service attacks, and Wi-Fi intrusions. While these types of...
By: Brad Casey
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Development
Innovation vs. the Patent Troll
While many different factors motivate technological development, one of its foremost objectives is to fulfill the needs of humans. Necessity is the mother of invention,...
By: Colyn Emery
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Networking
The Role of Diameter Signaling in Today's Networks
The proliferation of services on today's internet has made it necessary to develop a new solution to manage growing network traffic. A successor to the RADIUS protocol,...
By: David Scott Brown | Contributor
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Networking
The Trouble With IPv6
4,294,967,296. That’s the exact number of 32-bit IP addresses available within Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4). During the Internet boom of the 1990s, many of the...
By: Brad Casey
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Internet
OAuth 2.0 101
Many luxury cars come with a valet key. It is a special key you give the parking attendant and unlike your regular key, will only allow the car to be driven a short...
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Networking
DNS: One Internet Protocol to Rule Them All
Do you find it easy to remember long numbers? Most humans don't, but don't despair: Computers find it easy. Which, as it turns out, is exactly what the Domain...
By: Chris Binnie
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Networking
How Network Time Protocol Keeps the Internet Ticking
Here's something cool you might not have thought about: The next generation of common appliances are likely to be allocated IPv6 IP addresses. This means that your...
By: Chris Binnie
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Internet
What is the difference between a URL and a URI?
The terms uniform resource identifier (URI) and uniform resource locator (URL) are often used interchangeably. Unfortunately, these two terms describe slightly different...
By: Andrew Beattie
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Networking
From Bluetooth to New Tooth: A Look at Bluetooth 4.0
When the iPhone 4S was released in October 2011, many tech lovers and bloggers seized on its use of Siri, an intelligent personal assistant software based on voice...
By: Tara Struyk
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