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06 Internet Concepts

Notes

This cartoon is a cute demonstration of how a single request from a browser (the application-layer HTTP protocol) works on the Internet. Click to see an enlargement.

Sample URLs

Links

  • Geektools Traceroute: track packets along the path they take to you from places around the world.
  • Hover: a sample domain registrar.

Reading