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We log onto the web without much thought of all the work being done in the background. As Jim put it, “Have you ever marveled when you type a web address into your browser and less than a second later a web page starts to display? What happens between the click and the finished web page?” Jim will explain how the Internet works in the background and follow up on network security. Jim will demystify “many acronyms like IP, TCP, DNS, HTTP, FTP and more, all in simplified, hopefully non-technical English.” How did Jim get the idea of this most interesting topic? He fielded questions from people at the Server and Networking SIG who wondered: “Now that I have an Internet connection on my home network, how do I keep the bad guys out?” Jim decided to make it a little less dry than just explaining how to set up a router, and rather will explain how the Internet works; then it becomes easier to understand why a user can’t plug a cable modem into a hub and get the same benefits as a router. Jim says that it’s easier to understand how the Internet works if “we have some idea why it is the way it is and how it got this way.” He intends “to take the Internet from concept to current reality in large but easy to digest bytes” and “…along the way to look at concepts like packet switching and protocol layers.” The Internet is in our lives on a daily basis and to understand how it works can help us to appreciate what is behind the technology. Also, the presentation is timely for many of us, modem cable users, to learn more about home network security. See you all at Danbury Hospital Auditorium on May 6th starting at 7:00pm, with computer related questions and answers followed by club announcements; the main presentation at 8:00pm. The general meetings are free and open to the public. Bring a friend. |
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The
DACS May 6th general meeting will be another home grown production.
This time it will be Prez Jim Scheef on the podium, speaking
about the intricacies of the Internet.