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Computers seem to be virtually limitless in their abilities – they can send and receive digital information, serve content via many defined protocols, compute algorithms much faster than a human can, and even provide countless hours of fun and entertainment. One very common use of computers is…

Computers are a great tool and provide many perks to their users; they can perform tasks in a rather impressively fast manner, potentially offer paperless offices, and you’re even able to play computer games…of course not during working time! Aside from these great benefits, however, how useful…

This article continues our attempt to explain the complex subject of subnetting in terms you can understand even if you're not a rocket scientist.

This Security Fundamentals article explains what IPv4 subnets are, what a subnet mask is, and how you might use them within your own network.

A port is a made-up, or logical, endpoint for a connection, and ports allow the Internet to handle multiple applications over the same wires. Your system figures out how to treat data coming at it partially by looking at what port the data is destined for.

An IP is a numeric identifier that represents a computer or device on a network. Your computer's IP is like your home's mailing address.

Here's how IP routing works, and some suggestions for gaining deeper understanding of IP.