CompTIA Network+

N10-007 Install and configure the following networking services/applications

DHCP The full form of DHCP is Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This is the easiest way of assigning TCP/IP information to client systems. Protocol is the method adopted by computers to communicate amongst themselves. Specific settings need to be ensured for a system to enable a system to connect to the network. Computers that are using TCP/IP need to have an IP address to be recognized on the network. An IP address consists of four octets, or four sets of 8 bit. The decimal form is used to represent it,…

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N10-007 Compare and contrast the use of networking services and applications

VPN VPN encapsulates encrypted data inside another datagram that contains routing information. The connection between two computers establishes a switched connection dedicated to the two computers. The encrypted data is encapsulated inside Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), and that connection is used to deliver the data. A VPN enables users with an Internet connection to use the infrastructure of the public network to dial in to the main network and access resources as if they were logged on to the network locally. It also enables two networks to be connected to each…

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