NetBEUI
Despite the prominence of TCP/IP and the other protocols already discussed in this chapter, other protocols are used—and you can expect to encounter them at some point. One such protocol is NetBEUI. NetBEUI is a simple but fast protocol that was designed by Microsoft and IBM in the mid-1980s. The speed of NetBEUI can be attributed to the fact that it has very little overhead, but this fact in turn means that NetBEUI has limited functionality. Although it is not commonly used, NetBEUI has found a niche in small networks, such as those in home offices and small businesses.
The biggest limitation of the NetBEUI protocol is that it is not routable. Thus, an organization that requires more than a single segment cannot use NetBEUI. Bridges ...
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