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The unifying factor in the universal choice of TCP/IP is the Internet. The Internet has forced the computer industry and consumers of computer technology to conform to a common set of networking protocols. The lowest level protocols are common everywhere. These include Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Internet Protocol (IP), Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), and a number of other less well-known protocols. They are all so pervasive that interoperability with different implementations is no longer a major concern. Microsoft TCP/IP talks with Sun Microsystems TCP/IP talks with Apple TCP/IP. So, what is the big fuss about interoperability?

Internet protocols support the sending of ...

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