The internet relies on a system of addresses that treats every computer, tablet and smartphone as a distinct device, allowing all of them to communicate with each other. Because many kinds of devices ...

Firewalls are devices that help keep your computer safe from threats on networks. Windows includes a program called Microsoft Firewall to maintain system security. There may be occasions when you need ...

For so many of us, networking hardware is a necessary evil. It’s great when it works, but once it does, we just want to leave it alone. But if you’ve ever run into an app or service that requires ...

In this tutorial we will discuss the concept of Ports and how they work with IP addresses. If you have not read our article on IP addresses and need a brush up, you can find the article here. If you ...

Any network connection made between computers (TCP or UDP protocols), it is done through the ports. Imagine these as entry points or gateways which is used by a service or application. As more client ...