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What is the most respected network backup software?

Carbonite is considered to be the "Better Back Up Plan". It is automatic. It is continual back up to the cloud. It is secure and encrypted. And the cost is minimal for the whole year.

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What is the purpose of the different classes of IP addresses?

The 5 classes of IP addresses were created as the original Internet routing scheme in the 1970's.

These 5 classes were proposed by the IEEE committee.

These classes were not created, after the fact, to meet the needs of an ever expanding Internet.

When the IEEE proposed these classes; each of the 5 classes were 'designed' for a specific purpose.

Class A was designed to meet the needs of large networks.

This class will only support 126 networks; but each network can support 16,777,214 hosts.

Class B was designed for medium-sized networks.

This class will support 16,384 networks; and limited to 65,534 hosts per network.

Class C was designed for small networks; thus the number of hosts per network will be small, however it will support many more networks total.

Class C supports 2,097,152 networks; but only 254 hosts per network.

All Class A addresses are already used up and Class B addresses are rather difficult to obtain.

Most new connections are assigned Class C addresses.

However; if Class C does not meet the requirements of an organization, multiple and multiple Class C addresses can be assigned to fill the need for Internet connectivity (because has mentioned Class C only supports 254 hosts per network, so if their network is large they will have to use many of them).

To understand these classes, just know that they were designed with simple arithmetic.

The number of networks allowed per Class is just the number of possible Network ID's for a given Class range.

The number of hosts allowed per Class is just the number of possible Host ID's for a given Class range.

For example Class A has range of 1.0.0.0-126.0.0.0 & uses only the first octet (1.-126.)

to define the Network ID portion of each IP address in the range of Class A. As you remember Class A supports only 126 different networks. Thus, you can see the simple arithmetic involved; the number of supported networks is a function of the number of possible Network ID's in the range of A.

However; as stated earlier Class A was designed for LARGE networks. To accomplish this Class A only uses the first octet to define the Network ID portion of each IP address; so that means it has a full 3 octets to define the Host ID portion.

Which means the total number of possible Host ID's in the range of A is a whopping 16,777,214. To calculate the total number of possible Host ID's in Class A, we must add the total possible permutations of each octet. The allowable range for an octet is 0-255 (I'll assume you know binary & why each octet has a range of 0-255). Since zero is a possibility, the possible permutations of each octet is 256. And we know that Class A uses 3 octets for the number of Host ID's. Thus to calculate the total possible permutations we simply multiply 256 by itself 3 times. Like so, 256x256x256=16,777,216 possible Host ID's for Class A.

But, it is not quite that simple as you can see our calculation is off by 2. The reason for this is that 2 possibilities cannot be assigned to a host.

These are: .0.0.0 & .255.255.255.

The reason for this is that .0.0.0 is not a defined host range for the Host ID portion of an IP address, because this address along with its subnet mask is used to identify the network; for example the 10.0.0.0/8 network. The Network ID + .255.255.255 for the Host ID is a special address used as a Directed Broadcast; for example 10.255.255.255. This special address can be used as a destination, but cannot be assigned to any host.

So this is how the IEEE 'designed' the IP address Classes; I hope now it is a little easier to see how the IEEE created these Classes and why. Basically, all these classes do is designate different sized networks on the Internet. They were created as the original Internet routing scheme and are used by routers.

And as for Class D and E; these address classes are reserved.

Class D addresses are reserved for multicasting &

Class E addresses are reserved for experimental purposes.

For all practical purposes, Classes D & E are invalid for assigning host IP addresses on a typical TCP/IP network.

Remember these Classes were proposed in the 1970's, with modern technology, they have very little meaning in the overall scheme anymore-- As IP version 6 is now being implemented and there are much less limitations with IPv6. IP version 6 allows for many many more addresses to be used than IPv4 as IP version 4 addresses are running out and IPv6 will be the addressing of the future.

IPv4 only allows for 4,294,967,295 (about 4 billion addresses), this is calculated by the fact that an IP address is a 32 bit address ( four octets or 4x8=32). To calculate the possible no. of addresses we take 2^32 ( 2 to the 32nd power) = 4,294,967,296.

IPv6 allows for 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 addresses;

IPv6 uses a 128 bit hexadecimal address. So, we calculate this number by taking

2 to the 128th power (2^128).

So IPv4 Classes hold very little meaning anymore from their original designated purpose.

Especially when you take into account the new technology and the methods being used to implement networks today.

For example many networks use private addressing for their internal networks; which by the way private IP addresses have no meaning outside of their intranet and cannot be used to access the internet. So, many networks use private addressing to shield their internal networks from the internet, this does not mean that clients on the network cannot access the internet however. An IP Gateway is used for external access to outside networks (such as the Internet). How an IP Gateway works is that it uses Network Address Translation (NAT); it translates private IP addresses to a valid IP address that can be used to access the Internet (typically using a range of Class C addresses). This has the effect of hiding the internal network from the Internet.

As an example let's say that a network of 2,000 computers is using private IP addressing; but only has a couple hundred computers which need access to the internet at any one time. So that, you can see valid addresses are only used when a client is actually accessing the internet; this saves a lot of addresses from being horded so no one else can use them.

There are many different ways to set up a network and many different internetworking devices that have the effect of 'saving' IP addresses, so that they won't run out or so that networks can be implemented beyond the limitations of the original IP address Classes. Internetworking devices such as an IP Gateway are implemented more for security than a fear of running out of addresses.

So, I took the time you write this answer, because at one point I inevitably asked this same question and many more are bound to ask it. The answer is that IPv4 Classes really don't have much of a purpose anymore; because the Internet has outgrown their intended purpose.

Which prompts the need for a new addressing scheme-- IPv6.

With IPv6 we're not going to run out of addresses any time soon.

What is a wireless set?

A set that performs a task without being wired to something and having almost unlimited mobility, hence the name wireless. Radios used to be called a wireless set, too.

Differences between Win 2000 server and Advanced Server?

Windows 2000 Advanced Server adds advanced symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) support, clustering, and load-balancing to the other technologies in Windows 2000 Server, so you can run more demanding e-commerce and line-of-business applications."

Can you transmit a video signal over twisted pair wire?

Yes,,,,, if you mean, if you can hook up a Web type camera via the Ethernet cable and receive the signal. Most outdoor cameras have an ethernet hook up to allow that.

How much does implementing a wireless lan with two computers cost?

That's really not enough information for a complete answer. If all you need is a pair of PC wireless cards, it may be less than $50. If you need more or other hardware it will be more expensive.

Working with two LAN on same system?

Two LAN adapters are usually too much for usual users.

At least two adapters are required if you want to create a gateway or proxy server.

What is a default network in computer networks?

There is no such thing as a 'default network'. Perhaps you meant 'default gateway'?

Is DES algoritgim a Network Security?

Yes, DES can be used for network security, but it is a rather weak one that can be cracked easily.

If 20 Routers are Networked with full mesh topology. How many Virtual connections between routers?

For a full mesh between 20 devices, you need a total of 20 (20-1) / 2 connections.

For a full mesh between 20 devices, you need a total of 20 (20-1) / 2 connections.

For a full mesh between 20 devices, you need a total of 20 (20-1) / 2 connections.

For a full mesh between 20 devices, you need a total of 20 (20-1) / 2 connections.

What is bit interval and bit rate?

Bit Interval: The time required to send one signal bit.

Bit Rate: The number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time.

(Example: 100MB/sec)

Ccna discovery 2 final exam answers?

51A user in a small office is unable to connect to the Internet. The user examines the physical connections to the ISR, a Linksys WRT300N, and notices a solid green LED on the port that is wired to the computer. What does the LED indicate about the current state of the port?

What is a DNS server used for?

The DNS server is used to translate an alphanumeric address into an IP address that a computer can understand. As such, the computer will know which domain name to contact.

How do you overcome cyberoam firewall?

Hi,

Your question is very generic. To bypass cyberoam firewall. you need to understand how cyberoam is configured and what kind of rules are created.

If your firewall is configured to block specific IP address and authentication is not enabled you can change IP address of your computer and can bypass restrictions.

How can DNS distinguish between an IP version 4 and IPv6 host in determining which resource record to return?

Windows Embedded CE resolves host names into IPv6 addresses via queries to a DNS or WINS server, or via IPv6 link local multicast. Queries sent to DNS servers are performed over IPv6 and IPv4. Queries sent to WINS servers are performed over IPv4 even though they may return IPv6 addresses.

To use a host name as an alias for an IPv6 address, you must ensure that the name is unique and that it resolves to the correct IPv6 address. For IPv6 name-to-address entries, the IPv6 address is written by using standard colon-hexadecimal format. For more information, see IPv6 Addresses.

When using the getaddrinfo function, dual stack name resolution occurs. Domain names are resolved by sending DNS name queries to a configured DNS server. This is a computer that either stores domain name-to-IPv6 address mapping records or has records of other DNS servers. The DNS name resolution may yield both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

The DNS server resolves the queried domain name to an IPv4 or IPv6 address and returns the results. When configured for DHCP, the DHCP server provides IPv4 addresses of DNS and WINS servers used for both A and AAAA searches.

The DNS client in Windows CE .NET 4.1 and later also supports the processing of AAAA (quad-A) resource records. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)must be configured with the IPv4 address of a DNS server.

The Host name is resolved to an address by a DNS, WINS, or Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) resolver