TCP IP SER

TCP/IP SERVICES

TCP/IP is not a single protocol;it is a suite of protocols.A group of many protocols refers to as TCP/IP.
Some of the important TCP/IP protocols are :

TCP : - It is used to transport data from one PC to another.

IP : - It helps in transporting data through an internetwork,i.e.,from one network to another.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) : - It is used to transfer files from one PC to another.It is a reliable protocol widely used in Internet to download/upload files.

TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) : - It is a load and unreliable protocol used to transfer files.It is faster than FTP.

DNS : - It is used to translate computer names into ip addresses.

DHCP : - It is used to assign ip addresses to computers automatically.

BOOTP (Bootstrap protocol) :- It is used to assign ip address to a client automatically and also used to send an operating system to the client in case of diskless workstations.

HTTP : -It is used to access websites from the Web Server on the client PC.

ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) : - It is used to translate MAC address into ip address.

r - ARP (reverse ARP) :- IT is used to translate ip addresses into MAC addresses.

Telnet : - It is used to access a remote computer and to do administrative tasks on it using a commandline interface.

LDAP (LightWeight Directory Access Protocol) : It is used to access directory service like Active Directory on the client PC.

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) : - It is used to analyse and monitor network traffic.

SMTP(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) : - It is used to send e-mails from the client to the Mail Server.

POP3 (Post Office Protocol) version 3 : - It is used to receive e-mails on the client from the Mail Server.

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) : - It is also used to receive e-mails on the client from the Mail Server.