Networking Tips Tricks

Assume you have a 600MB text file that you need to modify. If you have ever tried to start editing a huge file in Microsoft Windows Notepad, you know that it can be annoying to sit by while Notepad takes hours to start up your computer file. The truth is, Notepad is simply not designed to handle huge information. Attempting to start a huge computer file in Notepad can cause unbearably slow loading time, lagging, and might even force Notepad to close down. SYMPTOMS: You will find following symptoms when you attempt to open large file in Notepad. You may receive the following message when you open a file with Microsoft Notepad: File (filename) is too large for Notepad; use another editor to change the file -or- The following error message may be displayed while you are editing a file in Notepad: Insufficient memory to continue this operation -or- When you attempt to use Notepad to open a large text file, Notepad may seem to stop responding (hang). If you attempt ...

Multilink PPP (MLP), as defined in RFC 1990, is a variant of PPP used to aggregate multiple WAN links into one logical channel for the transport of traffic. It enables the load-balancing of traffic from different links and allows some level of redundancy in case of a line failure on a single link. Multilink PPP (MP) or (MLP) provides an approach to increasing bandwidth. It allows multiple PPP links to form an MP bundle. After receiving a packet, MP segments (if the packet is large) the packet into fragments and distributes them over multiple PPP links to the remote end. After the remote end receives these fragments, it assembles them into a packet and passes the packet to the network layer. MP functions to: l          Increase bandwidth, or dynamically increase/reduce bandwidth in combination with dial control center (DCC) l          Load sharing l          Backup l        ...

Introduction to Point to Point Protocol (PPP) PPP is the Internet Standard for transmission of IP packets over serial lines. PPP supports async and sync lines. For a general discussion of PPP , look at this introductory paper Introduction-to-Point-to-Point-Protocol-(PPP).pdf Contents Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP): 1 I. PAP authentication . 1 Figure 1 PAP Authentication . 2 II. CHAP authentication . 2 Figure 2 CHAP Authentication . 3 III. Operating mechanism of PPP . 3 Figure 3 PPP operation flow chart