Welcome to "The Configuratoin Terminal" A place on the internet where we cover, in great detail. All aspects of Computer Networking, From the home and while out and about, to small offices and enterprise infrastructure. Whether this is something that is new to you, you've played around and want to know more or, you fancy brushing up on certain areas you haven't touched for a while. My aim is to keep this guide continuously growing, and make this a great resource for studying. I hope to capture feedback and provide updates where necessary to continuously improve this resource for everyone who comes across it. Think of the titles below as chapters from a book for you to explore, but unlike a book, you're free to jump around as you please. Links will also be provided within the text to offer further understanding.

Throughout the guides, there may be terminology you are unfamiliar with or unable to remember the meaning of. Having a list of all the meanings might be useful, ready for when you come across one that has slipped your mind.

Networks enable connected hosts to share and access resources. This is achieved by a "server host" that runs software allowing a "client host" to obtain the desired resource when connected. Resource examples consist of: Web pages, Documents stored in the cloud, Photos or Media Steaming. All of which, require a network connection between a server and a client in order to exchange frames or packets of data between one another. Networks consist of Routers, Firewalls, Gateways, Switches, Hubs and Access Points. All of which play their own part in connecting servers and clients. The internet its self, consists of mainly routers and switches. All interconnected in a mesh like topology, allowing traffic to be evenly distributed across the global network of internet-connected servers and clients. Connecting as many routers and switches to one another in a mesh, allows for network traffic to be balanced evenly during peak times. But more importantly, it allows for a reduced chance of disruption if part of the infrastructure were too suddenly go offline. The internet its self, consists of mainly a mesh routers. All interconnected to one another allowing traffic to be evenly distributed across the global network of internet-connected computers, but to also allow for fail-over, when a group of routers drop offline. This could be due to weather conditions, DNS routing table issues or cyber attacks targeting parts of infrastructure. Deliberately targeted to take Towns, Cities or even Countries completely offline. Taking all kinds of important services and communication means with them. With todays reliance of inter-connected services. Having a bit of infrastructure suddenly fall offline, could be more harmful than it first sounds. Its one thing to not be able to send a message to your mum asking to put the kettle on or what time are you expecting us for the Sunday roast. While on the other hand the city is unable to get emergency services to where they are need as the same piece of networking infrastructure has failed. Usually, when something fails. Other routers and switches are able to take the load as the rest of the mesh is still able to communicate with other parts, although it might slowdown suddenly due to the increased load until hardware comes back online again.