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Computing/Participants">talk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Computing" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Computing">Manual of Style</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Computing" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Computing">talk</a>)</li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Departments</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Assessment" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing/Assessment">Assessment</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Computing/Assessment" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computing/Assessment">talk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Outreach" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing/Outreach">Outreach</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Computing/Outreach" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computing/Outreach">talk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Peer_Review" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing/Peer Review">Peer review</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Computing/Peer_Review" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computing/Peer Review">talk</a>)</li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Tasks</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Deletion_sorting/Computing" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Computing">Articles for deletion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Deletion_sorting/Computing" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Computing">talk</a>)</li> <li>114 <a href="/wiki/Category:Computing_articles_needing_attention" title="Category:Computing articles needing attention">articles needing attention</a> (<a href="/wiki/Category_talk:Computing_articles_needing_attention" class="mw-redirect" title="Category talk:Computing articles needing attention">talk</a>)</li> <li>23 <a 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computers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Computing/Early_computers_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computing/Early computers task force">talk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_Programming_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing/Computer Programming task force">Computer Programming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_Programming_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computing/Computer Programming task force">talk</a>)</li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Descendant WikiProjects</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Amiga" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Amiga">Amiga</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Amiga" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Amiga">talk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Apple_Inc." title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Apple Inc.">Apple Inc.</a> (<a 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Computer_Vision" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computer Vision">talk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Information_Architecture" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Information Architecture">Information Architecture</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Information_Architecture" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Information Architecture">talk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Intel" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Intel">Intel</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Intel" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Intel">talk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Internet" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Internet">Internet</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Internet" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Internet">talk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Internet_culture" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Internet culture">Internet culture</a> (<a 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Like all good Wikipedia articles, each computer networking article should explain the basics (such as what an IP address is) as well as the technical details (such as packet structure). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Related_WikiProjects" data-mw-thread-id="h-Related_WikiProjects-Information"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Related_WikiProjects-Information"></span>Related WikiProjects<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Related_WikiProjects-Information"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_networking_task_force&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Related WikiProjects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Internet" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Internet">WikiProject Internet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computer_science" 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data-mw-comment-end="c-Cburnett-2006-03-05T18:37:00.000Z-Participants"></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:Vap0rtranz" title="User:Vap0rtranz"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Mange01-2006-11-07T08:50:00.000Z-Participants"></span>Vap0rtranz</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Vap0rtranz" title="User talk:Vap0rtranz">talk</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Vap0rtranz" title="Special:Contributions/Vap0rtranz">contribs</a>) — <a href="/wiki/Heterogeneous_networks" class="mw-redirect" title="Heterogeneous networks">heterogeneous networks</a>, technical translation, <a href="/wiki/Helpdesk" class="mw-redirect" title="Helpdesk">helpdesk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:Mange01" title="User:Mange01">Mange01</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mange01" title="User talk:Mange01">talk</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Mange01" title="Special:Contributions/Mange01">contribs</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_networking_task_force#c-Mange01-2006-11-07T08:50:00.000Z-Participants" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">08:50, 7 November 2006 (UTC)</a> — <a href="/wiki/Scheduling_algorithm" class="mw-redirect" title="Scheduling algorithm">Scheduling algorithms</a>, <a href="/wiki/Physical_layer" title="Physical layer">physical layer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Data_link" title="Data link">data link</a> layer issues, <a href="/wiki/Wireless" title="Wireless">wireless</a> communication.<span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Mange01-2006-11-07T08:50:00.000Z-Participants"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span 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<a href="/wiki/User:Infograbber19" title="User:Infograbber19">Infograbber19</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Infograbber19" title="User talk:Infograbber19">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_networking_task_force#c-Infograbber19-2021-09-20T09:51:00.000Z-Participants" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">09:51, 20 September 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Infograbber19-2021-09-20T09:51:00.000Z-Participants"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2021-09-20T09:51:00.000Z","author":"Infograbber19","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Infograbber19-2021-09-20T09:51:00.000Z-Participants","replies":[]}}--></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Infograbber19-2021-09-20T09:51:00.000Z-Participants"></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:Justanotherintrovert" title="User:Justanotherintrovert">Justanotherintrovert</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Justanotherintrovert" title="User talk:Justanotherintrovert">talk</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Justanotherintrovert" title="Special:Contributions/Justanotherintrovert">contribs</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:Somers-all-the-time" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Somers-all-the-time">Somers-all-the-time</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Somers-all-the-time" class="mw-redirect" title="User talk:Somers-all-the-time">talk</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Somers-all-the-time" title="Special:Contributions/Somers-all-the-time">contribs</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Article_guidelines" data-mw-thread-id="h-Article_guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Article_guidelines"></span>Article guidelines<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Article_guidelines"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_networking_task_force&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Article guidelines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Article_guidelines","replies":["h-Content-Article_guidelines","h-Organization-Article_guidelines"]}}--></div> <p>The general style guide for computing articles, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Computing" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Computing">Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Computing</a>, should be followed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Content" data-mw-thread-id="h-Content-Article_guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Content-Article_guidelines"></span>Content<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Content-Article_guidelines"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_networking_task_force&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Common_elements" data-mw-thread-id="h-Common_elements-Content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Common_elements-Content"></span>Common elements<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Common_elements-Content"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_networking_task_force&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Common elements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each networking technology article should include a minimum set of standard elements, as follows: </p> <ul><li>General description</li> <li>References and external links. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cite_Sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Cite Sources">cite sources</a>!</li> <li>Appropriate categorization. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization" title="Wikipedia:Categorization">Wikipedia:Categorization</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Organization" data-mw-thread-id="h-Organization-Article_guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Organization-Article_guidelines"></span>Organization<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Organization-Article_guidelines"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_networking_task_force&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Here are a few ideas for how to organize articles. These do not necessarily have to correspond to the actual section headers and divisions, and they are no more than suggestions. Conform to them to help improve the article in question. </p><p>A protocol-specific article: </p> <ul><li>History of the protocol <ul><li>Who started it</li> <li>When was it started</li> <li>What revisions were there</li> <li>Any related or defining <a href="/wiki/Request_for_Comment" class="mw-redirect" title="Request for Comment">RFCs</a>?</li></ul></li> <li>What other protocols were kept in mind when designing this protocol? 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If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Computing" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computing">the discussion</a> and see a list of open tasks.<span class="metadata wpb-metadata"><span class="wpb-project">Computing</span><span class="wpb-project_link">Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing</span><span class="wpb-banner_name">Template:WikiProject Computing</span><span class="wpb-assessment_cat">Computing articles</span></span></td><td class="mbox-empty-cell"></td></tr><tr><td class="assess class-unassessed"><a href="/wiki/Category:Unassessed_Computing_articles" title="Category:Unassessed Computing articles">???</a></td><td class="mbox-text" colspan="2">This article has not yet received a rating on Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_assessment" title="Wikipedia:Content assessment">content assessment</a> scale.</td></tr><tr><td class="assess import-unknown"><a href="/wiki/Category:Unknown-importance_Computing_articles" title="Category:Unknown-importance Computing articles">???</a></td><td class="mbox-text" colspan="2">This article has not yet received a rating on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Assessment#Importance_scale" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing/Assessment">project's importance scale</a>.</td></tr><tr><td><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bus_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Taskforce icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Bus_icon.svg/42px-Bus_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Bus_icon.svg/64px-Bus_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Bus_icon.svg/84px-Bus_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="75"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td><td class="mbox-text" colspan="2">This article is supported by <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Task_forces/Networking" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing/Task forces/Networking">Networking task force</a></b>.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stubs" data-mw-thread-id="h-Stubs-Templates"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Stubs-Templates"></span>Stubs<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Stubs-Templates"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_networking_task_force&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Stubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Compu-network-stub" title="Template:Compu-network-stub">Compu-network-stub</a>}}</code> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Infoboxes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Infoboxes-Templates"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Infoboxes-Templates"></span>Infoboxes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Infoboxes-Templates"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_networking_task_force&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Infoboxes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>This task force has not yet created any infoboxes. 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href="/wiki/Category:GA-Class_Computer_networking_articles" title="Category:GA-Class Computer networking articles">GA</a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=GA-Class&amp;importance=High-Class">1</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=GA-Class&amp;importance=Mid-Class">1</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=GA-Class&amp;importance=Low-Class">3</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=GA-Class&amp;importance=Unknown-Class">2</a> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=GA-Class">7</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="assess-b" style="color:inherit; background: #b2ff66; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:B-Class_Computer_networking_articles" title="Category:B-Class Computer networking articles">B</a></b> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=B-Class&amp;importance=Top-Class">9</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=B-Class&amp;importance=High-Class">18</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=B-Class&amp;importance=Mid-Class">28</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=B-Class&amp;importance=Low-Class">17</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=B-Class&amp;importance=Unknown-Class">4</a> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=B-Class">76</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="assess-c" style="color:inherit; background: #ffff66; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:C-Class_Computer_networking_articles" title="Category:C-Class Computer networking articles">C</a></b> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=C-Class&amp;importance=Top-Class">14</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=C-Class&amp;importance=High-Class">126</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=C-Class&amp;importance=Mid-Class">310</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=C-Class&amp;importance=Low-Class">264</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=C-Class&amp;importance=Unknown-Class">63</a> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=C-Class">777</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="assess-start" style="color:inherit; background: #ffaa66; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Start-Class_Computer_networking_articles" title="Category:Start-Class Computer networking articles">Start</a></b> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Start-Class&amp;importance=Top-Class">4</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Start-Class&amp;importance=High-Class">36</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Start-Class&amp;importance=Mid-Class">339</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Start-Class&amp;importance=Low-Class">815</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Start-Class&amp;importance=Unknown-Class">286</a> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Start-Class">1,480</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="assess-stub" style="color:inherit; background: #ffa4a4; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Stub-Class_Computer_networking_articles" title="Category:Stub-Class Computer networking articles">Stub</a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Stub-Class&amp;importance=High-Class">1</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Stub-Class&amp;importance=Mid-Class">21</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Stub-Class&amp;importance=Low-Class">266</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Stub-Class&amp;importance=Unknown-Class">331</a> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Stub-Class">619</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="assess-list" style="color:inherit; background: #c7b1ff; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:List-Class_Computer_networking_articles" title="Category:List-Class Computer networking articles">List</a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=List-Class&amp;importance=High-Class">4</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=List-Class&amp;importance=Mid-Class">24</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=List-Class&amp;importance=Low-Class">15</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=List-Class&amp;importance=Unknown-Class">8</a> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=List-Class">51</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="assess-category" style="color:inherit; background: #ffdb58; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Category-Class_Computer_networking_articles" title="Category:Category-Class Computer networking articles">Category</a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Category-Class&amp;importance=NA-Class">190</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Category-Class">190</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="assess-disambig" style="color:inherit; background: #00fa9a; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Disambig-Class_Computer_networking_articles" title="Category:Disambig-Class Computer networking articles">Disambig</a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Disambig-Class&amp;importance=NA-Class">8</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Disambig-Class">8</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="assess-project" style="color:inherit; background: #c0c090; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Project-Class_Computer_networking_articles" title="Category:Project-Class Computer networking articles">Project</a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Project-Class&amp;importance=NA-Class">8</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Project-Class">8</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="assess-redirect" style="color:inherit; background: #c0c0c0; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Redirect-Class_Computer_networking_articles" title="Category:Redirect-Class Computer networking articles">Redirect</a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Redirect-Class&amp;importance=High-Class">2</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Redirect-Class&amp;importance=Mid-Class">11</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Redirect-Class&amp;importance=Low-Class">56</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Redirect-Class&amp;importance=NA-Class">225</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Redirect-Class">294</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="assess-template" style="color:inherit; background: #fbceb1; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Template-Class_Computer_networking_articles" title="Category:Template-Class Computer networking articles">Template</a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Template-Class&amp;importance=NA-Class">31</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Template-Class">31</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="assess-na" style="color:inherit; background: #f5f5f5; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Category:NA-Class_Computer_networking_articles" title="Category:NA-Class Computer networking articles">NA</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=NA-Class&amp;importance=Low-Class">1</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=NA-Class&amp;importance=NA-Class">3</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=NA-Class">4</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><b>Other</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=NotA-Class&amp;importance=NA-Class">24</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=NotA-Class">24</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><b>Assessed</b> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Assessed-Class&amp;importance=Top-Class">27</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Assessed-Class&amp;importance=High-Class">188</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Assessed-Class&amp;importance=Mid-Class">736</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Assessed-Class&amp;importance=Low-Class">1,437</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Assessed-Class&amp;importance=NA-Class">489</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Assessed-Class&amp;importance=Unknown-Class">694</a> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Assessed-Class">3,571</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="assess-unassessed" style="color:inherit; background: #dcdcdc; text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Unassessed_Computer_networking_articles" title="Category:Unassessed Computer networking articles">Unassessed</a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Unassessed-Class&amp;importance=Unknown-Class">3</a> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?quality=Unassessed-Class">3</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?importance=Top-Class">27</a></b> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?importance=High-Class">188</a></b> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?importance=Mid-Class">736</a></b> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?importance=Low-Class">1,437</a></b> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?importance=NA-Class">489</a></b> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles?importance=Unknown-Class">697</a></b> </td> <td><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Computer_networking/articles">3,574</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;" colspan="2"><b>WikiWork factors</b> (<a href="/wiki/User:WP_1.0_bot/WikiWork/faq" title="User:WP 1.0 bot/WikiWork/faq"><span style="color:blue">?</span></a>) </td> <td style="text-align: center;" colspan="3">ω = <b> <span data-sort-value="7004144640000000000♠">14,464</span></b> </td> <td style="text-align: center;" colspan="3">Ω = <b> 4.89</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br/> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 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href="https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/bycat/Computer_networking.html">A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project</a> is available. See also <a href="/wiki/User:CleanupWorklistBot" title="User:CleanupWorklistBot">the tool's wiki page</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/index.html">the index of WikiProjects</a>. </p> </div> <ul><li>0 articles in <a href="/wiki/Category:Computer_networking_articles_needing_expert_attention" title="Category:Computer networking articles needing expert attention">Category:Computer networking articles needing expert attention</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Access_network" title="Access network">Access network</a>: This article might be of interest to the networking task force. Please consider triage. <a href="/wiki/User:Hvaara" title="User:Hvaara"><span style="color:white;"><span style="background-color: cornflowerblue">Hvaara</span></span></a> <sup><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Hvaara" title="User talk:Hvaara"><span style="color:cornflowerblue;">T</span></a>∞<a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Hvaara" title="Special:Contributions/Hvaara"><span style="color:cornflowerblue;">C</span></a></sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_networking_task_force#c-Hvaara-2014-12-05T11:54:00.000Z-Tasks" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">11:54, 5 December 2014 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Hvaara-2014-12-05T11:54:00.000Z-Tasks"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span 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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_networking_task_force#c-Kvng-2018-06-02T14:10:00.000Z-Hvaara-2014-12-05T11:54:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">14:10, 2 June 2018 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Kvng-2018-06-02T14:10:00.000Z-Hvaara-2014-12-05T11:54:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2018-06-02T14:10:00.000Z","author":"Kvng","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Kvng-2018-06-02T14:10:00.000Z-Hvaara-2014-12-05T11:54:00.000Z","replies":[]}}--></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Kvng-2018-06-02T14:10:00.000Z-Hvaara-2014-12-05T11:54:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Kvng-2021-03-11T19:53:00.000Z-Hvaara-2014-12-05T11:54:00.000Z"></span>Improve <a href="/wiki/Ethernet" title="Ethernet">Ethernet</a> toward <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GA">good article</a> by addressing <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources.">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> requests. ~<a href="/wiki/User:Kvng" title="User:Kvng">Kvng</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Kvng" title="User talk:Kvng">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computing/Computer_networking_task_force#c-Kvng-2021-03-11T19:53:00.000Z-Hvaara-2014-12-05T11:54:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">19:53, 11 March 2021 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" 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