Information and the Internet Without standards, there would not be a way for two computers to communicate with one another. ... The internet layer uses directs packets from a source host to the destination host using a different router(s). A route is what is used to describe when a specific message travels between two hosts at the internet layer. ... The data link layer uses switches to govern the movement of messages between a source PC to the computer in which the message is sent to. ... At the internet layer (layer 3) a router is used to transport packets between host computers. ...

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How does one get two computers to interact with each other? ... Rules are needed so that the computers know how to communicate. ... Any computer on the same segment of a NetBEUI network can access that network if the NetBEUI protocol is loaded on that computer. ... The server or host computer running FTP accepts commands from the client. ... ARP creates a database that maps the host's IP address to its MAC address. ...

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Dial-up modems are able to give the average person with a home computer access to the largest library in the world, something that was mainly for companies or the rich. ... Just sit down at your computer and the Internet is there - like electricity or tap water! ... The IP address of the computer sending the packet. ... The IP address of the destination computer. ... For example - a destination computer can request the retransmission of missing packets, since it knows the number of total packets and therefore can figure out which ones it doesn't have. ...

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