On Oct 9, 8:45 am, Markus <markus.hofm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I have an understanding problem of how a TCP/IP stack works.
>
> After the IP data where processed and the IP header is removed, the
> data packet could be TCP, UDP, or ICMP. At the moment I do not
> understand how and where the decission is made. For example if the
> data are TCP the message need an acknowledgement.
>
> The same understanding problem I have with the application layer. If I
> have running two programs like Firefox or IE where the stack knows
> which browser invoked which homepage?
The following link should . You will find TCP/IP sequence diagrams
that should answer some of your questions.
http://www.eventhelix.com/RealtimeMantra/Networking/
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http://www.EventHelix.com/VisualEther
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