netsplit
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In computer networking, specifically Internet Relay Chat (IRC), netsplit is a disconnection between two servers. A split between any two servers splits the entire network into two pieces.
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- Cause and effects
- Security issues
- Appearance
- On GUI IRC clients
- On command-line client IRC
- To a user on a private network
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
In computer networking, specifically Internet Relay Chat (IRC), netsplit is a disconnection between two servers. A split between any two servers splits the entire network into two pieces.
==Cause and effects==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “netsplit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.