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Network Knowledge And Understanding Your Computers
By Joan Kickosawa
If you are someone who is into computers as a hobby, provides
technical support for a business or deals with computer networks
all day, then you probably do not have much need for network knowledge.
But having this knowledge is not a bad thing.
A little bit of knowledge is a good thing when it comes to understanding
how your computer network works. You may even find yourself interested
in computer networking as a new career opportunity but first you
need to know the basic terminology.
Computer Networks And Email Servers
In order to not overwhelm you with information, it is best to
stick to one area of computer networks at a time. You probably
deal with emails quite frequently. So let’s begin your pathway
to knowledge by exploring how computer networks and email servers
work together.
Your network consists of your computer and any other computer
that shares the same information and server as you do. You use
the network to send emails through different servers such as a
Merak mail server, a Linux mail server, a Kerio mail server or
an email server for Windows. There are other email servers as
well that accomplish the same thing. Usually preference dictates
what type of server is used.
Connected To One Or More Computers
If you have two or more computers hooked together, then you have
a network. The messages and emails are sent through an ISP mail
server. ISP stands for Internet Service Provider. This service
connects you to the internet.
You have to have an ISP in order to send emails or receive them.
Network knowledge on this issue is fundamental because it is how
you stay connected and are able to send messages. You will also
need to know about the IP address and about the issues in the
80’s with sending and receiving emails.
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Internet Protocol
Since the 80’s, the IP problem has been solved. Now computers
track emails through their IP address. IP is short for Internet
protocol. The problem server administrators had prior to using
the IP address was that many times spam would come through and
their IP address would be hidden. You do not have to deal with
the IP address any longer but you still have to deal with mail
server spam.
Hopefully, this very brief network knowledge summary can help
you to get started learning more about how computer networks work
and how they help you stay connected to other users. There is
a lot of information out there to be discovered and anyone can
learn about computers and how they run.
After you have mastered the basics you will be able to advance
and learn more specialized skills that will help you later down
the road.
About the Author:
Joan Kickosawa has written a number of articles on computers and
software including Incoming
Mail Server, POP3
Server, Microsoft
Mail.
Did You Know This?
I’ve deleted my old emails but it is still not working, anything
else I can try before calling the IT help desk?
Things to try: If you use multiple computers
to access your mail, it is possible that another computer is logged
in, downloading your mail before you are. (This only happens with
POP3 servers.)
Verify you still have connection to the Internet by opening a
webpage. Internet connectivity is required. If you can’t connect,
a reboot may be in order to help reset the issue. Check that your
mail settings are correct in your mail client. Some anti-virus
programs can change your mail settings without your knowledge.
(Other programs can do this as well!)
Try sending yourself a message from a webmail based system, such
as Yahoo or Hotmail. Usually, a returned message will include
information on why it was returned. After all this, it’s possible
that the problem is not on your end. Contact your ISP or IT help
desk and check to see if they have any outages.
What is an outgoing email server?
An outgoing email server
is responsible for delivering your message to
the appropriate location. SMTP (Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol) is the standard for transmitting
messages across the Internet. Where as, the incoming
email server has to worry about who you are, and where
to keep your messages, the outgoing email server has but
one job: delivery.
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