Oh wow, this unlocked a memory! Pretty sure I watched back in school. Quite informative, though it felt like it skipped a lot between leaving the host computer and reaching the destination - is it just the same process over and over until it reaches the right place?
Comment on How does data sent over the internet know where to go?
jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Oh boy! You’re one of the lucky 10,000!
Watch this! It’s only 10 minutes or so.
OmegaMouse@pawb.social 3 months ago
CondorWonder@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
Yes, the packet passes through routers at each stage and they direct the packet to the ‘closest’ path based on its destination, until the final router has the destination on its network. This can happen a few times (for something in your ISP network), or 10-30+ times for something further away.
bfg9k@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I remember watching this in high school IT class lol
PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 3 months ago
Every time
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TheBat@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The almighty banhammer
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
ah yes, a classic.