Talk:Network layer

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To someone who doesn't do this for a living, this article does not make a god damn bit of sense. 169.237.97.212 19:43, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 Conflicting statements 2 ICMP 3 References missing 4 TCP/IP model 5 Formatting askew

[edit] Conflicting statements

There are conflicting statements:

The Network layer performs network routing, flow control, segmentation/desegmentation, and error control functions.

and

However, it does it in a very basic way, without error detection or flow control

Can somebody please clean this up? Colin Marquardt

Additionally, it is stated that the network layer "manages traffic problems, such as switching", but in the Network_switch article it says that "A switch can connect (...) network segments together to form a heterogeneous network operating at OSI Layer 2" (data link layer). So, in which layer does switching occur? Azrael81 03:36, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] ICMP

Why is ICMP put in the "network layer" section? There are a lot of other mistakes too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.98.250.126 (talk • contribs) 18 August 2005

ICMP is part of the (so-called) network layer. (It should be the "internetwork layer", but the stupid 7-layer model doesn't have one.) It is carried on top of IP, yes, but its functionality (error messages, etc) is part of the internetwork layer. Noel (talk) 15:26, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] References missing

The knowledge shared is well-known and widely considered common basic knowledge in the computing world. Still, for someone out of the context, shouldn't the article cite its references? —Raanoo 10:16, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] TCP/IP model

The TCP/IP model article referenced describes only four layers, not five...

-It talks about four layers originally, but then says that the "the model has evolved into a five-layer version that splits Layer 1 into a Physical layer and a Network Access layer" although that could use cleanup. I've fixed the comment to refer to the correct layer in the five layer version. Egret 00:01, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Formatting askew

The formatting of the text near the TCP/IP stack template is messed up in Firefox. But darned if I can fix it. Anybody? Egret 07:41, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Fixed by Adrian by moving one of the templates down. Thx Egret 04:30, 12 August 2007 (UTC)