From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Mar 27 16:55: 3 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from sydney.alpha.net.au (sydney.alpha.net.au [203.31.171.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A9AE14D07 for ; Sat, 27 Mar 1999 16:55:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from danny@alpha.net.au) Received: from fluffy (p40-max23.syd.ihug.com.au [206.17.108.232]) by sydney.alpha.net.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA12453; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 11:05:49 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <199903280105.LAA12453@sydney.alpha.net.au> Reply-To: From: "Danny Ho" To: "Greg Lehey" , Cc: "FreeBSD Chat" Subject: Re: We're not that different Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 11:12:40 +1000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hi I am trying to get around some general concepts of networking so I can have a better understanding of ur book 1) in the OSI modem there is a phase known as "Negotiation". what is it and what is an example of it in the real world? Compresson is performed at 1)Nework layer 2)Physical layer 3)presentation layer A router operates at transport layer network layer physical layer A bridge is a device that operates at data link network layer physical layer A repeater is a device that operates at session layer presentaition layer Data link layer Physical layer Ithanks alot . BTW ur FREEBSD Book is really good. Not as try and boring as "Oreily's Sendmail" ############################################################ Everything in the West is secrets unless there is a consious decision to the contrary. Our civlization, which never stop declaiming about the inviolabilty of free speech, but operates as if it distrusts nothing more. Knowledge is the measurement of your power. Everything in the internet is free speech unless there is a decision to the contrary . Connect to the internet NOW join Alpha Dot Net Australia call:- 9211 7782 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message