Internet Protocol

[Triezen]

I am currently in an Introduction to Networking class. We were asked to pick a protocol from the TCP/IP suite and write about it. I chose IP. I need to find out about a scenario.

What would happen is the Internet Protocol were to stop working?

 

[rclarke250]

read here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol

and you can tell us what would happen.

 

[Triezen]

I see now. If the IP were to go down, there would be no intermidiary between the transport and network access layers; this would literally render the Internet inoperable. Thanks for the link =)

 

[rclarke250]