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WEB SERVER AND BROWSER INTERACTION

At one time or the other, you may have used or heard such expressions as “Downloading file from server”, “server is slow”, “Authentication required for server access”, and so on. These are everyday expressions used in the present Information Age. Now let us take a closer look at what a server really is, with emphasis on the type of server that makes it possible for access to the Information Superhighway – the Internet, known as Web Servers , as well as what actually happens when an internet user tries to access a website via a Web Browser by sending a (Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol) HTTP request to the web server. WHAT IS A SERVER? A server is basically a computer program that serves some sort of content to a client using a specified protocol. The term server also refers to the computer or virtual machine running the server program, which in fact is the most common use and understanding of the term. Today, most enterprise organisations with computer network infrastructure do host th

Sharing A USB Modem Internet Connection With Other PCs Using Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), Without A Switch/Router

Yes you can share that USB modem internet connection on one PC with other PCs over an ad-hoc wireless network, even without a switch or wireless router. This is made possible with Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) , a network service/feature of all windows-based systems. The sharing can also be done just between two PCs connected using an Ethernet cross-over cable. How Do I Share My USB Modem Internet Connection With Other PCs Without A Switch/Router, Over My Ad-hoc WLAN? Steps: 1.      1. Connect the USB modem (e.g. MTN 3G USB modem) to the host computer. 2.              Enable ICS on the USB modem connection properties and select the network type    through which you desire to share (e.g. Wireless Local Area Network connection) 3.   Select the services you would want to run by clicking   Settings. The basic services you need in order to access the internet are DHCP, DNS, HTTP, HTTPS. 4.   Once this is done, your wireless card is assigned a static IP address. So before commenc