IP datagrams contain IP addresses, but the physical interface hardware on the host or router to which you want to send the datagram only understands the addressing scheme of that particular network. Thus, we need to translate the IP address to a link-level address that makes sense on this network (a 48-bit Ethernet address). We can then encapsulate the IP datagram inside a frame that contains that link-level address and send it either to the ultimate destination or to a router that promises to…

The Puppet agent begins a Puppet run by sending a catalog request to master, along with the “facts” of the system.

Backends where the actual content are present. Use backend to create a named backend object.

Test script modeling: Identify performance requirements, main user profiles and business transactions for them; convert them into a a test script.

Distance Vector Protocols

The Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP) is a proprietary networking protocol developed by Cisco Systems for the purpose of negotiating trunking on a link between two VLAN-aware switches, and for negotiating the type of trunking encapsulation to be used. It works on Layer 2 of the OSI model.