At the Network layer, hosts are identified by IP addresses. At the Data Link layer, however, hosts are identified by MAC addresses. All packets (in ethernet) are delivered by MAC address (ARP and RARP convert between IP and MAC addresses).
To conserve bandwidth, switches direct traffic to a specific port based on the target MAC [...]
After almost 2 months of time, thanks Streamyx!, my internet line is up. No wonder they call it screamyx. You really wanna scream when using it, getting their lousy support and the best part in installation.
However, there’s not much choice in regards to broadband internet connection over here. Yes, I know about Celcom’s 3G, Maxis [...]
Do you use Mozilla Firefox? Or its variants?
Here’s my firefox plugins, they help me a lot and save lots of time. What are your plugins? Please leave in the comments.
The new version of Ubuntu was released recently, code named Gutsy Gibbon. I haven’t downloaded the ISO image but have upgraded the previous Ubuntu version. It’s all good. Especially I liked the ability to install LAMP, Mail, DNS servers as a stack. I hope it will make Ubuntu easier to install and easier to get [...]