What is GRE tunneling?

What is GRE? Generic Routing Encapsulation, or GRE, is a protocol for encapsulating data packets that use one routing protocol inside the packets of another protocol. “Encapsulating” means wrapping one data packet within another data packet, like putting a box inside another box. GRE is one way to set up a direct point-to-point connection across a network, for the purpose […]

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Port Forwarding

What is Port Forwarding? A port is a communication endpoint in a networking system. You can recognize a port by its 16-bit unsigned number, and each of them specifies a particular process for a different network service. It is always associated with an IP address and a communication protocol. Each of the port sends its data through a networking device […]

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What Are The Advantages And Benefits Of A VPN?

What Is a VPN? In simple terms a VPN (Virtual Private Network), refers to a group of computers, operating together over a public network—i.e., connected to the Internet. When connected to a VPN, what usually happens is that you launch a VPN client, then you log in, the computer then exchanges trusted keys with a server that is quite far […]

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Internet Of Things (IoT)

What is Internet of Things (IoT)? According to Wikipedia, the Internet of Things (IoT) is “a network of devices that are not normally considered computer-based, and that are able to achieve greater value and service by giving them the ability to connect and communicate with other devices”. Simply put, it is a technology that forms a network in which things […]

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