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How the internet works
What happens between typing an address and seeing the page: packets, protocols and the tricks that make the web fast.
0 of 10 doneStart: Packets and IP
- Packets and IPData cut into addressed pieces that find their own way · 6 min
- TCPTurning lossy packets into a reliable stream · Coming soon
- TCP congestion controlHow senders slow down before the network jams · Coming soon
- DNSThe internet's phone book, from name to address · Coming soon
- HTTPHow browsers ask servers for pages · Coming soon
- QUICA faster transport for HTTP/3 built on UDP · Coming soon
- TLS handshakeWhat happens before the padlock appears · Coming soon
- NATHow a whole home shares one public address · Coming soon
- Content delivery networksServing files from a city near the reader · Coming soon
- Browser fingerprintingHow sites recognise you without cookies · 3 min