segment [7:18702]

I have been excluded once again from the list, but this may get through at some point. I checked Banyan VINES and it doesn't use the term segment for the Inter Process Communications (IPC) protocol which provides both datagram and reliable message delivery service. VINES doesn't use segment fo

Re: segment [7:18702]

Priscilla, Tell me who excluded you and I'll send my Uncle Guido & Cousin Vinny after them instanter. I rely on your posts for classroom discussion topics. Paul, don't make me have to put out a contract! :) Prof. Tom Lisa, CCAI Community College of Southern Nevada Cisco Regional Networking Aca

Re: Subject: segment [7:18702]

I'm with Priscilla 110% on this one. Although a lot of folks want to get real scientific on terminology, I try to stick to the basics. In terms of Internet speak on TCP/IP, my ultimate reference is TCP/IP Illustrated by the late W. Richard Stevens. He says on page 9, "The unit of data that