Re: What is a "hack"?

[Nick <n_marx@ix.netcom.com>]

An internet is defined as any connection between networks.  The Internet is as
you said...

David Empson wrote:

> Nick <n_marx@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> > Speaking of computer words...  am I the only one who is bothered by words
> > created for the sole purpose of creating corporate "buzzwords"?  The most
> > troubling to me are the two terms:  "Intranet" and the even more absurd
> > "Extranet".  Its all INTERNET no matter how you look at it!!!
>
> No it isn't.  The "Internet" is the large international collection of
> computers that we all know and possibly love.
>
> An "Intranet" is a private network that happens to be running the same
> underlying protocols (based on TCP/IP) which are used on the Internet.
> There may or may not be a physical connection to the Internet.  If there
> is a physical connection (including dial-up), there is usually a
> firewall involved.
>
> An "Extranet" is a bit silly - it is just an Intranet which is
> distributed over multiple sites, rather than being on a single LAN, for
> example, or a LAN plus dial-in.  It might even have part of its
> communication taking place over the Internet.  This gets a bit grey.  I
> think "Virtual Private Networks" fall into this area.
>
> --
> David Empson
> dempson@actrix.gen.nz
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