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In computer networking, xinetd (Extended Internet Service Daemon) is an open-source super-server daemon which runs on many Unix-like systems, and manages Internet-based connectivity. [ 3 ] It offers a more secure alternative to the older inetd ("the Internet daemon"), which most modern Linux distributions have deprecated.
The Network Information Service, or NIS (originally called Yellow Pages or YP), is a client–server directory service protocol for distributing system configuration data such as user and host names between computers on a computer network. Sun Microsystems developed the NIS; the technology is licensed to virtually all other Unix vendors.
crond [1] Time-based job scheduler, runs jobs in the background. dhcpd: Dynamically configure TCP/IP information for clients. fingerd: Provides a network interface for the finger protocol, as used by the finger command. ftpd [1] Services FTP requests from a remote system. httpd: Web server daemon. inetd [4] Listens for network connection requests.
systemd is a software suite that provides an array of system components for Linux [7] operating systems. The main aim is to unify service configuration and behavior across Linux distributions. [8] Its primary component is a "system and service manager" — an init system used to bootstrap user space and manage user processes.
In computer networking, TCP Fast Open (TFO) is an extension to speed up the opening of successive Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections between two endpoints. It works by using a TFO cookie (a TCP option), which is a cryptographic cookie stored on the client and set upon the initial connection with the server. [ 1 ]
BIRD (recursive acronym for BIRD Internet Routing Daemon [2]) is an open-source implementation for routing Internet Protocol packets on Unix-like operating systems. It was developed as a school project at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, [3] and is distributed under the GNU General Public License.
SYN from Peer A reaches NAT-b, SYN from Peer B reaches NAT-a; Depending on the timing of these events (where in the network the SYN cross), at least one of the NAT will let the incoming SYN through, and map it to the internal destination peer; Upon receipt of the SYN, the peer sends a SYN+ACK back and the connection is established.
A SYN flood is a form of denial-of-service attack on data communications in which an attacker rapidly initiates a connection to a server without finalizing the connection. The server has to spend resources waiting for half-opened connections, which can consume enough resources to make the system unresponsive to legitimate traffic.