CMPT 220

Section 01
Writing assignment 1
Network System Management
James Messina

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James Messina

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CMPT 220
Section 01

1.
Time Warner Cable, the primary internet service provider in the Portland area has Business class
accounts starting at twenty three dollars a month. This is a small package that includes just the basic of a
Static IP address. Other options are available as well, including pop3 email service under your domain.
Time Warner cable also offers domain services, web hosting, vpn connections to your static IP, and a
suite of security options. On these same offers you can choose the speed of which your internet
connection.
7Mbpsx768Kbps10Mbpsx1Mbps15Mbpsx2Mbps35Mbpsx5Mbps50Mbpsx5MbpsI spent some time on
the phone speaking to a TWC representative about how many Static Ips you get with a business class
subscription, but after being transferred around departments for twenty minutes my interest laid to rest.

2.
Domain Name System or DNS is a layer 7, application layer networking protocol. In short this protocol
translates a domain name, into an IP address, allowing a user to connect to a website, without knowing
the website's public IP. When your domain name is typed and submitted a query is sent to your recursive
resolver operated by your ISP or a third party. This operator translates your request into a question of
where to find the domain. The recursive resolver talks to a root server, which break down parts of the
FQDN you are trying to load, to better narrow down where to find it's location. DNS chooses a root
server that is not too far away as to avoid packet loss. The root server then speaks to TLD servers, Top
Level Domain servers, where every public avalible IP address is stored. The TLD name servers then
reply with an IP address. The recursive resolver contacts the domain's name server which returns the full
domain, IPV4, and IPV6 address. The recursive resolver then tells your browser the IP address of the
domain, and your browser sends a request to the website to retrieve the content. The Domain's hosting
server then send the data to your computer, which then loads the website.
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A TCP/IP port is a virtualized endpoint, or receiving point of the TCP/IP stack, whereas TCP/IP Sockets
are physical endpoints. Some very common TCP/IP ports are 20, TCP/IP FTP, port 110, POP3, and 118,
SQL port. There are near seventy thousand possible TCP/IP ports.

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Some of the major differences between classes of IPV4 subnets are categorized into classes A, B, and C.
There are classes out to D, and E. But they are much less common. Class A subnets range from 0-127,
with a default subnet mask of 255.0.0.0 with these in a /8 network with 0 leading bits. . Class B subnet
128-191 subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 with a /16 network and 10 leading bits. Class C subnet ranges from
192-223 with a /24 network and 110 leading bits.
5.
A non-routable private IP address, is an address that has been internally subnetted and is not publicly
available to be routed to. They are not available to be routed to, because physically, they are not there to
be routed to. Your gateway/router has an ip address, to communicate over the internet, none of your
internal network communicates without the router, you cannot contact the internal network Ips due to
them physically not being available to route to. Commonly we see a 10.0.0.0 internal network, which is
then subnetted out for a variety of reasons. But, in reality, you could use any class A, B, or C internal
IPV4 subnets as your network. From Class A 0.0.0.0 to 127.0.0.0, Class B with 128.0.0.0 toi 191.0.0.0,
and Class C from 192.0.0.0 to 223.0.0.0. All of these ranges are available for your internal network.

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Bibliography
Time Warner Cable technical specifications.
http://business.timewarnercable.com/services/internet/business-internet/tech-specs.html
Verisign explanation of DNS.

http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/domain-names/online/how-dns-works/index.xhtml
Iana's list of official assigned port numbers.
http://www.iana.org/assignments/protocol-numbers/protocol-numbers.xhtml
Stack Overflow community resource for 3rd party clarification.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/152457/what-is-the-difference-between-a-port-and-a-socket
Oracle documentation for Socket and Ports.
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/networking/sockets/definition.html
Cisco referance chart for IPV4 subnetting.
http://www.ciscopath.com/reference/ipv4-subnetting-chart

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