Website Protocols You May Need to Know

Website Protocols known as IP make Internet communication possible
because it links your pc to your ISP server out to the www. With out
this you will not be able to view a web site.

Firstly in most cases you need to connect to the Internet using a modem
and the you need to have the Transmission Control Protocol/IP (TCP)
setup on your computer.

Networks for large companies have there own Local Area Network
setup which is connected to the internet using a Router.

Windows 3.11, 95 and 98 required manual setups of the TCP/IP.

In most cases windows XP sets this up automatically so it’s a process
you do without realizing using your ISP installation software. Every
Internet surfer needs to have the TCP/IP setup. Most cases this is
automatically done for you without you being aware. BY this stage
you should be able to view a web site.

Through this process you’re either assigned a static IP (IP address
which is like your ID from your ISP) which never changes which
means your activity online can be traced (eg by posting on forums)
or you can be assigned a dynamic IP (which changes each time
you log into the Internet)

A computer you surf from via a web browser is known as a
client machine and the server machine is known as the server
machine. IP’s are like rules which determine how a client machine
and a server machine communicate. These IP’s are built in software
programs like e-mail programs, windows XP, FTO software
and web browsers where you can view a web site.

Without website protocols today and an internet connection it would
not be possible to view a web site.