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[Network Tutor] IP Subnetting

IP Subnetting

When you configure the TCP/IP protocol on a Microsoft Windows computer, an IP address,
subnet mask, and usually a default gateway are required in the TCP/IP configuration settings.
To configure TCP/IP correctly, it is necessary to understand how TCP/IP networks are addressed
and divided into networks and subnetworks. This article is intended as a general introduction to
the concepts of IP networks and subnetting. A glossary is included at the end of article.

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[Network Tutor] TCP/IP for Dummy - Part Two

TCP\IP or Transmission Control Protocol \ Internet Protocol is a stack or collection of various protocols.                    A protocol is basically the commands or instructions using which two computers within a local network or the Internet can exchange data or information and resources.

It is also known as the Protocol Suite. It consists of various protocols but as the TCP Transmission Control Protocol \ Internet Protocol or the TCP\IP was developed around the time of the ARPAnet.(Transmission Control Protocol) and the IP (Internet Protocol) are the most, well known of the suite of protocols, the entire family or suite is called the TCP\IP suite.

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[Network Tutor] TCP/IP for Dummy - Part One

TCP/IP Explained(Brief Note)

Every station on a PSN (packet switched network) that is based on the TCP/IP
protocol (your computer is one, for example. Yes, we're referring to a host
that is connected to the net) must have an IP address, so it can be identified,
and information can be relayed and routed to it in an orderly fashion.

An IP address consists of a 32 bit logical address. The address is divided
into two fields:

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