Networking with TCP/IP
The basic building block for any network based on UNIX hosts is the Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite, which includes three protocols even though only two get to be in the abbreviation. The suite consists of the Internet Protocol (IP), Transport Control Protocol (TCP), and Universal Datagram Protocol (UDP). IP is the base protocol. The TCP/IP suite is packet based, which means that data is broken into little chunks on the transmit end for transmission to the receiving end. Breaking data up into manageable packets allows for faster and more accurate transfers. In TCP/IP, all data travels via IP packets, which is why addresses are referred to as IP addresses. It is the lowest level of the suite. ...
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