networks/
The internet underneath: DNS, TCP/IP, TLS, latency and CDNs.
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networks/packets-why-the-internet-cuts-your-message-into-numbered-pieces.md
Packets: why the internet cuts your message into numbered pieces
When you send a message online, it never travels as one block. The internet cuts it into small packets, each with a label saying where it…
networks/ip-addresses-and-ports-the-street-address-and-the-apartment-number.md
IP addresses and ports: the street address and the apartment number
Every message on a network needs two things to arrive: an IP address to find the right computer, and a port to find the right program on…