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SNMP. The third, SMB, is more common to LANs, not the Internet. And the

fourth, AFP, is specific to macOS. The fifth, SLP, is most common in

network-aware print devices. You should know a little bit about all five

anyway.

LDAP

The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) enables operating

systems and applications to access directories. If you’ve got a Windows

Server system running Active Directory, for example, Windows uses LDAP

to do anything with Active Directory. If you’re sitting at a computer and add

it to an Active Directory domain, Windows uses LDAP commands to update

the Active Directory with the computer’s information. You don’t see LDAP,

but it works hard to keep networks running smoothly.

SNMP

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) enables remote query

and remote configuration of just about anything on a network. Assuming all

your computers, switches, routers, and so on are SNMP-capable, you can use

programs to query the network for an unimaginable amount of data. SNMP is

a popular protocol to check on your network, but it’s the sort of thing you

probably won’t need to use unless you’re a Network+ tech.

SMB

The Server Message Block (SMB) protocol is Windows’ network file and

print sharing protocol. UNIX and Linux systems used a competing protocol,

Network File System (NFS), but that use has declined. Today, every major OS

uses SMB: Windows, macOS, and Linux (using SAMBA). SMB is the

protocol of choice for LAN file servers.

EXAM TIP Over the years, Microsoft has introduced several versions

(what Microsoft calls dialects) of SMB, and one of the more widespread

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