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Networking Technology: ARP

ARP is an acronym for Address Resolution Protocol, and it is a network protocol used by IP (Internet Protocol). ARP is used to convert IP addresses into physical addresses. It is one of the most important protocols in the network layer of OSI model. The term ‘Address Resolution’ means to find the … Read more

Networking Technology: ICMP

ICMP stands for Internet Control Message Protocol and it is an error-reporting protocol. Since IP itself is not capable of sending error control messages, it relies on ICMP to perform this duty diligently. ICMP is used to determine whether data is reaching an intended destination on time or not. Commonly, ICMP is … Read more