This time we are gonna talk about the Web and HTTP. Review: Web page consists of objects Object can be HTML, JPEG image, Java applet, audio file... Web page consists of base HTML-file which includes severall referenced objects Each object is addressable by a URL ex) www.someschool.edu(host name)/someDept/pic.gif(path name) HTTP: Hypertext transfer protocol Web's application layer protocol Client..
Today, I reviewed the HTTP in network programming. Creating a network app Write programs that: run on (different) end systems communicate over network e.g., web server software communicates with browser software No need to write software for network-core devices network-core devices do not run user applications applications on end systems allows for rapid app development, propagation. I need to ..
How to assign an IP address to a host? 1. Manually: hard-coded by system admin in a file Windows: control-panel -> networking -> configuration -> TCP/IP -> properties. UNIX: /etc/rc.config 2. Automatically: DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a plug and play protocol: a node can dynamically obtain an IP address when joining the network and release the IP address when leaving the ne..
