As demonstrated in the last few chapters, you can cable some systems together and configure (statically or dynamically) their IP addresses, subnet masks, and default gateways to create a very basic TCP/IP network. Over this network, users can send information to and receive information from each other. You can even add a Web server to this small network and host some resources for clients to access. However, without the addition of some sort of naming convention and resolution process, you’ll soon find that the use and management of this network becomes fairly tedious. ...

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