Networking Questions

Wide-mouth frog is the simplest known key distribution center (KDC) authentication protocol

In Computers ::

A network is a collection of computers, servers, mainframes, network devices, peripherals, or other devices connected to one another to allow the sharing of data.

An excellent example of a network is the Internet, which connects millions of people all over the world. Below is an example image of a home network with multiple computers and other network devices all connected to each other and the Internet.

Ex:: LAN, WAN, MAN, WLAN,...

In Business view::

Networking is defined as the act of making contact and exchanging information with other people, groups and institutions to develop mutually beneficial relationships.

MAC - Media Access Control, address is a globally unique identifier assigned to network devices, and therefore it is often referred to as hardware or physical address.

MAC addresses are 6-byte (48-bits) in length, and are written in MM:MM:MM:SS:SS:SS format.

There are two IP address assigned to each device on a Wi-Fi network.

An Internal (Private) and an External (Public) IP address.

Internal IP address is used for communication between Your computer and a smartphone or whatever devices that are connected to that Wifi network. This is unique for each. If they are same the system cannot differentiate between each device.

While, the External IP address is that visible to the the internet - the websites, the internet connected Apps so on. By default, Routers with NAT (all routers today have it) assign same Public IP address to all devices under its network.