January 15, 2021
Types of AWS IP Address – Infographic
AWS services come with three forms of Internet Protocol addresses, as shown in this infographic. A public Internet Protocol address comes from a form of subnetwork that can be publicly routed over the internet. A private IP address is useable to communicate from one instance to the other in the Virtual Private Cloud. For your information, an instance here means a virtual web server. An elastic Internet Protocol address is made to facilitate dynamic cloud computing. It is possible to associate Amazon’s virtual server with any one of these three address types. Find more information about these here.
January 11, 2021
Everything You Need to Know About IP Spoofing
Spoofing refers to a particular type of cyberattack, where hackers exploit a device or network to trick other networks by making it seem like a legitimate action. IP spoofing allows cybercriminals to gain access to user computers to mine sensitive personal information and business data, take over the device for malicious use, or run Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks. What is IP Spoofing? IP spoofing works by exploiting the data packets sent and received over a network. Hackers use different tools to modify the source IP address in the data packet, which makes the destination IP address see it as a trusted source and accept the transmission. As all of that happens at the network level and there are no signs of[…]
December 25, 2020
Understanding the Differences between TCP/IP and OSI Models
TCP and IP are the two main network protocols or communications standards of the internet. Where TCP defines how different applications can communicate over reliable channels across a network, IP regulates how devices connected to the internet can transmit and receive data over the network or an interconnected set of networks. In other words, IP defines routing and addressing while TCP defines how the connected peripherals can communicate across the IP-mediated link without any data loss. The OSI or Open Systems Interconnection model, on the contrary, defines how the different tasks related to the network communication can be segregated across multiple layers of software and hardware components. It was developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as the ISO/IEC[…]
December 10, 2020
Everything You Need to Know About a Subnet Mask
A subnet, or sub-network, refers to a network within a network, which is assigned to make the parent network more efficient. Administrators use subnets to facilitate effective network traffic over a shorter distance without requiring the signals to pass through multiple routers to reach the destination. A subnet mask is a 32-bit number like an IPv4 address but it masks the IP address for internal purposes and divides the IPv4 address into network address and host address. For instance, network routers employ subnet masks to route data packets to the specified destinations. In general, a subnet mask comprises of network bits that are set to 1s and host bits that are set to 0s. In any network, there are two[…]
December 5, 2020
The Dangers Of Public IPs – Infographic
A public IP address allows connecting your device to the internet and communicating with other devices. With it, your internet-connected device can be located. There may be benefits to using it, but this move also has many disadvantages. For one, the address itself is more expensive than before because of its shrinking supply. This means you may have to pay more money to a public IP address provider if your enterprise requires it. There are other downsides to it, so you must weigh these against its benefits, while considering your requirements, to make informed decisions. Here is an infographic to help you with that decision-making process.
November 23, 2020
Understanding the Differences between TCP and IP
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) forms a core standard of the Internet Protocol Suite that governs the communications across the internet and other computer networks. It operates at a much higher level when compared to IP (Internet Protocol), which is another principal communications standard. The major concerns of TCP remain the two ends that send and receive data packets, such as a web server and the browser on a user’s computer. TCP ensures optimal delivery of data packets to and from both ends to establish and maintain the connection. Apart from that, TCP also manages flow control, size of the data packets, the data exchange rate, as well as congestions in the network traffic. IP, on the other hand, maintains data[…]
November 10, 2020
What is Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)?
Transmission Control Protocol or TCP is a network standard that refers to how a network conversation can be established and maintained so that the connected applications and programs can share data. TCP and IP (Internet Protocol) work together to define how computers can send packets of data, forming the basic rules of data transfer over the internet. How Does Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Work? TCP works based on a connection-oriented system, meaning that it establishes and maintains the connection until the applications have completed exchanging data at both ends. The TCP layer determines how the data is broken into packets to facilitate its transfer over the network, as well as sends and accepts data packets to and from the network[…]
November 9, 2020
IPV4 Black Market vs Registered IPV4 Brokers – Infographic
In an IPv4 black market, the trade of the IP addresses happens without a regional internet registry’s approval. Therefore, it is not legal to trade IPv4 addresses through the market. As with any other black market, it is the shortage of the IP resources that leads to the aforementioned situation. Trading the addresses in this manner comes with more risk and disadvantages than you might imagine. For one, the addresses traded lack a legal identity. Besides, the address prices can be higher than what these are in a legitimate IPv4 market. We are putting all of the above into context, with the following infographic.
October 23, 2020
What Does IPv4 to IPv6 Tunneling Mean?
IPv4 to IPv6 tunneling refers to using the existing routing infrastructure of your IPv4 address to carry the imminent IPv6 traffic. This helps to successfully transition to IPv6 by ensuring compatibility with the IPv4 hosts and routers installed at present. Besides, maintaining compatibility between the infrastructure systems also allows you to streamline the process of transitioning to IPv6. That is because you can still use the IPv4 routing infrastructure while deploying IPv6 to make the most of the available resources. IPv4 or IPv6 routers and hosts can tunnel IPv6 datagrams over IPv4 address routing topology by including them within the available IPv4 packets. In general, IPv4 to IPv6 tunneling can be done in the below ways. Router-to-Router: Here, the IPv4[…]
October 12, 2020
Benefits and Risks of Leasing IPv4 space – Infographic
The scarcity and constantly increasing rates of IPv4 addresses have increased the demand for IPv4 leasing services. It is potentially expensive to acquire new IP addresses, so leasing can offer a timely and cost-effective solution for entities in need of the resources. Many brokers offer secure IPv4 address leasing services to help meet the increasing demands in the industry. By leasing the IPv4 resources for an affordable price, a company can earn a fair percentage of return. Companies with surplus IPv4 addresses could do so through brokers. Leasing also comes with some risks, as you can see from the following infographic.
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