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Network connectivity: TCP/IP

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Network connectivity: TCP/IP

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- [Instructor] After you've connected to a network, you might start to wonder how a network functions, so that data can actually be transmitted from one computer to another. Beyond that, when you send data, you might want to know just how the data knows where to go, once it's been transmitted. Well, for starters, each computer must be uniquely defined on the network, and that identification starts with an IP address. An IP address is much like a address on your house. It defines the unique location on the network, just as your house address defines a unique location street, and in your city. That information along with other addressing technologies are just part of the networking picture though. Let's take a look at the local area connection dialogue box to see our IP address. One way to get to this box is from Control Panel, and then Network and Sharing Center. Here's the Network and Sharing Center. Take a look around and see what's available. Notice what kind of connection you have,…

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