Hi there,
Im working for my website which includes LAN,WAN informations and help
guides etc. My problem is that im stuck because I cant
find  relevant informations for some procedures.I would like any
website which describe in as much detail as possible the process
involved from the point a user requests a web page from a remote web
server.Including as much of the the transformations,encoding and
encapsulation of the data up to the point of the data is displayed in
the users browser.Also websites with diagrams and images showing the
procedure or each stage tha data passes through would be
usefull.Generally any website having that kind of informations.I think
am clear enough for what im looking for on the web.An answer within 3
days would be great.Thanks

gfkostas..

Thank you for your question.  The first place I would recommend you
look would be howstuffworks.com:

How Ethernet Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ethernet.htm

How Internet Infrastructure Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/internet-infrastructure.htm

How Web Servers Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/web-server.htm

How Routing Algorithms Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/routing-algorithm.htm

How Domain Name Servers Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/dns.htm

How Routers Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/router.htm

How LAN Switches Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/lan-switch.htm

Internet Connections
http://www.howstuffworks.com/category.htm?cat=Connect

Internet!
http://www.howstuffworks.com/category.htm?cat=Intrnt

By combining the information found on these pages, you should be able
to provide your visitors in great detail.  If you need more technical
or detailed information or clarification, please let me know via the
Request for Clarification and I will do my best to meet your request.

Regards,

-THV

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Request for Answer Clarification by gfkostas-ga on 01 Jan 2003 15:30 PST

Good response am glad however i would like if its feasible more websites.Thanks

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Clarification of Answer by tar_heel_v-ga on 01 Jan 2003 15:36 PST

I would be glad to provide some more references.  Are you looking for
more information about processes on the Internet or more along the
lines of LAN/WAN?

-THV

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Request for Answer Clarification by gfkostas-ga on 01 Jan 2003 16:27 PST

Im looking for more information for both of them.To be more precise
like > Each stages the data passes through and the transformations
that occur to the data within those stages at as many points as
possible on its journey or the transformation,encoding and
encapsulation etc.(including the transmission) of the data from the
point of being requested from the web server to the point of the data
displayed in the users browser etc.I would like to have available more
than 1000 words so it can be fully satisfying to everyone.Give your
best shot :). Thanks

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Clarification of Answer by tar_heel_v-ga on 01 Jan 2003 16:52 PST

Here are some resources that go into IP transmission in pretty deep
detail:

Network Security: Limitations Of The Internet Protocol And The IPSec
Protocol Suite
http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca/~wmfarmer/SE-4C03-01/papers/Dimitrov-IPSec.html

There and back again... how your data travels on the Net
http://www.zisman.ca/Articles/1996/There.html

The Internet Protocol
http://www.acm.org/crossroads/columns/connector/july2000.html

Here are some books you may find helpful:
TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1 : The Protocols by W. Richard Stevens.
1994.
TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 2 : The Implementation by Gary R. Wright
and W. Richard Stevens. 1995.
TCP/IP Network Administration by Craig Hunt, from O'Reilly. Second
edition, 1998.
Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume 1: Principles, Protocols, and
Architecture by Douglas Comer. Fourth edition, 2000.

These are all available on Amazon.

Good Luck!

-THV

Great and fast response.Im pleased.Thanks a lot