In a previous article, we explained how you can use the sendfile() syscall to reduce the overhead of data transfer from a disk to a network. Now, we’re going to cover another aspect of network ...

Transmission Control Protocol carries the vast majority of the data transmitted across both the public Internet and private intranets. Web sessions using HTTP, file transfers, file sharing and system ...

Cisco routers, often used in enterprise networks, distribute network traffic across the network via several protocols. The Transmission Control Protocol, or TCP, connection is one protocol type ...

It’s hard to imagine now, but in the mid-1980s, the Internet came close to collapsing due to the number of users congesting its networks. Computers would request packets as quickly as they could, and ...

If you are a network engineer or a normal user, you may need to find, open or block a virtual port, such as a TCP or a UDP port for an application. Virtual ports help you manage your network hardware ...