Chapter 87. TCP/IP INTERACTIVE AND REMOTE APPLICATION PROTOCOLS

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When it comes to TCP/IP applications, file and message transfer applications get the most attention, because they are the ones used most often on modern internetworks. Another category of TCP/IP application protocols that is less well known is the group that allows users to interactively access and use other computers directly over an internetwork, such as the public Internet. These applications are not often employed by end users today, but they are still important—both from a historical perspective and because of their usefulness in certain circumstances, especially to network administrators. ...

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