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HTTPS - Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) is a protocol to transfer information
securely over the Internet. HTTPS encrypts and decrypts information exchanged between
a Web server and a Web browser using Secure Socket Layer (SSL).
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SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is used to send and receive e-mail messages.
Typically, SMTP is used only to send e-mail while another protocol, POP3, is used to receive
e-mail messages.
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POP3 - Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) is used to receive e-mail messages and storing
messages on a server, referred to as a POP server.
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ICMP - Internet Control Messages Protocol (ICMP) reports errors and controls messages
on a TCP/IP network. PING uses ICMP protocol to test if a network device is available.
IP Addressing
To become part of an IP network, a network device must have an IP address. An IP address is
a unique number that differentiates one device from another on the network to avoid confusion
during communication. To help illustrate IP addresses, the following sections compare an IP
address to the telephone numbering system, a system that is used every day.
Like a phone number with its long distance "1" and area code, an IP address contains a set of
four numbers. While we separate phone number components with dashes, for example 1-408-
555-1212, IP address number components are separated by decimal points or dots (called
dotted decimal notation), for example 123.45.67.89. Because computers use a binary number
system, each number in the set must be less than 255.
There are three components of IP addressing:
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IP address
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Subnet mask
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Default gateway
IP Address
Just as each household or business requires a unique phone number, a networked device (such
as a computer, printer, file server, or router) must have a unique IP address. Unlike phone
numbers, an IP address requires the entire number when communicating with other devices.
There are three classes of IP addresses: A, B, and C. Like a main business phone number that
one can call, and then be transferred through interchange numbers to an individual's extension
number, the different classes of IP addresses provide for varying levels of "interchanges" or
subnetworks, and "extensions" or device numbers. The classes are based on estimated network
size:
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Class A — used for very large networks with hundreds of subnetworks and thousands of
devices. Class A networks use IP addresses between 0.0.0.0 and 127.0.0.0.
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Class B — used for medium to large networks with 10–100 subnetworks and hundreds of
devices. Class B networks use IP addresses between 128.0.0.0 and 191.0.0.0.
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Class C — used for small to medium networks, usually with only a few subnetworks and
less than 250 devices. Class C networks use IP addresses between 192.0.0.0 and 223.0.0.0.
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