SMB: server message block; a Microsoft file and printer sharing protocol. CIFS: common Internet filesystem; around 1996, Microsoft decided that SMB needed the word Internet in it, so they changed it ...

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Here's what those enrolled in the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates program need to know about each monthly security update. Now updated for KB5073724, released on Jan. 13, 2026. Windows 10 has ...

Abstract: In this article, a new multicast protocol is introduced at the session layer, which is based on network coding and is called the Network Coding Datagram Protocol (NCDP). The NCDP protocol is ...

Zardaxt.py is a passive TCP/IP fingerprinting tool. Run Zardaxt.py on your server to find out what operating systems your clients are really using. This tool considers the header fields and options ...

Abstract: To combat eavesdropping and injection attacks, wireless networks widely adopt encryption to provide confidentiality and integrity guarantees. In this paper, we present a novel and generic ...

This library allows your Arduino to communicate via Modbus protocol. The Modbus is a master-slave protocol used in industrial automation and can be used in other areas, such as home automation. The ...

Robert E. “Bob” Khan is an American electrical engineer who provided the nuts and bolts know-how to the early creation of the Internet through his work on the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and ...