Tag: Networking 101

The various types of security groups that Windows allows you to create. In the previous article, I showed you how to create security groups in Windows Server 2003. When I …

This article continues the discussion on Universal Groups and the concept of group nesting. In the previous article in this series, I introduced you to the concept of using groups …

The role that the Windows Operating System plays in networking. I received an e-mail message from a reader who wanted to know why most of the articles in this series …

How the OSI model is used to help applications to communicate across a network. Suppose that an application needs to be able to communicate across the network. The application developer …

This article continues the Networking for Beginners series by explaining how to make resources available on a network. In the previous article, I talked about the OSI model and how …

This article continues the Networking for Beginner series by talking about the difference between file level and share level permissions. In the previous part of this article series, I began …

Today we’re taking a look at the home networking hardware: what the individual pieces do, when you need them, and how best to deploy them. Read on to get a …

A properly designed subnet can do wonders for the security and performance of a network. The main idea in subnetting is to divide a network into smaller pieces, which we …