127.0.0.1
127.0.0.1 is an address in the special class of IP addresses known as loopback addresses. In fact, any IP address that begins with 127 is a loopback address. Network packets sent to this address are...
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Like any IP address of the form 192.168.x.y, 192.168.1.1 is a private IPv4 address. Devices on different networks can have this same IP address, but only one device on an internal network can have it....
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Like 192.168.1.1, 192.168.2.1 belongs to the range of private IPv4 addresses with the first two octets as 192.168. Private means these appear only internally within a network and cannot appear on the...
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192.168.0.1 is among a number of IPv4 addresses designated for use only within a private network. The following are the private IP address ranges defined for IPv4: 10.0.0.0 – 10.255.255.255 172.16.0.0...
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X.509 is a standard set by the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T). It was developed for Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in cryptography. This standard primarily defines formats for...
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802.1p is an IEEE (Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers) standard that assigns traffic priorities while executing dynamic multicast filtering for other network mechanisms. 802.1p offers...
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802.1Q (or Virtual LAN) is a venture under IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802 standards. This project provides a mechanism with the capacity to bridge several networks to...
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802.11a is a standard used under WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) and Ethernet. It is a wireless network protocol standard defined by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)....
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802.11b (or 802.11b-1999) is an evolution of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) standard that raised transmission rates to 11 Mbit/s using the prior 2.4 GHz band. 802.11b is...
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802.11i (or IEEE 802.11i-2004) is a variation of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers’ wireless network standard. It identifies security measures and protocol used in wireless network...
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