SSID

SSID is the acronym for Service Set Identifier, a 32-character identifier for Wireless local Area Networks (WLANs) which a user may want to latch onto. It is also referred to as the network name. All the wireless devices on a particular network...

The Various Kinds of Networking Cables

A networking cable is a necessity for wired computer network connections. Of course, the cable is unnecessary for wireless connections. The networking cable standard for computer network connections can be said to have grown out of the standards...

What is Token Ring?

Token Ring is a Local Area Network (LAN) technology that was developed by IBM but one that is overshadowed by its more widely known rival-Ethernet. After the United States Patents and Trademarks Office granted the technology the patent in 1980’s,...

What is Reverse DNS?

When browsing the Internet, you may have come across a web page URL in which the domain name is expressed as an IP address. Your curiosity grows and you wonder whether it is possible to see its actual domain name. Reverse DNS is the process...