In this chapter we shall examine the addressing scheme used by the Internet Protocol Suite, why it is required, the format of addresses used, and the problems that such a scheme potentially introduces ...

The main motivation behind the deployment of IPv6 is its increased address space, which can accommodate the present and future growth of the Internet. However, IPv6's 128-bit addresses not only ...

Logical block addressing (LBA) is a technique to specify the addresses of blocks of data on a storage device, such as a hard disk drives (HDDs). It is one of the defining features of Enhanced IDE ...

The network naming and addressing schemes used by FTP (Domain Names (DN), IP Addresses) and FTAM (Distinguished Names, Presentation Addresses) are quite different. This issue is quite apparent when a ...

How to statically address a Windows 2008 / Windows 2008 R2 Server How to statically address a Windows 7 Client System How to setup DNS for IPv6 on a Windows 2008 R2 ...

Imagine for a moment that there were a nation-wide shortage of phone numbers. The 10-digit numbering scheme just isn’t cutting it anymore. The powers that be decide to expand the scheme, but rather ...

When you set up the first network for a small business, you may not give much thought to how the company’s growth will affect your IP addressing scheme. By planning ahead at the beginning, you can ...