In my previous guide on network communication, there I showed you the big picture of network communication but you didn’t get to see any real packets. It was still felt like a bunch of theory. So today I decided to fire up Wireshark…
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Networking 101: Layers (Part 2 of 3)
In the first part of this three part series on networking layers, I showed you everything you need to know about the Physical, Data Link, and Network layers. You also learned the the differences between hubs and switches. We closed…
Networking 101: Layers (Part 1 of 3)
What’s up! It’s your man Vonnie Hudson here and today you’re going to learn all about network layers. Sounds exciting doesn’t? You’re first thought might be: Hold up Vonnie, didn’t you already show me everything I need to know about network…
Networking 101: The lowdown on how Networks really work (Part 2 of 2)
Networks! In the first part of this two part series I gave you an analogy for thinking about networks. And now we’re going to dive in a little deeper. You’re going to peer into packet captures. You’ll see exactly how…
Networking 101: The lowdown on how Networks really work (Part 1 of 2)
Have you wondered exactly how your computer can communicate with another computer half way around the world? Maybe you’ve read my guide on how Wi-Fi works but you still want to go deeper. How do networks really work? Most of us flip…
