Questions tagged [internet]
For questions about interconnected networks.
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How do routers on the backbone avoid IP address conflicts?
As the title suggests, how do ISPs, and other networks connected to the backbone ensure that their host network address isn't already in use by another backbone node, as there is no controlling device ...
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How to make a cient-server communication without Domain Name [on hold]
In the context of a web application including clients and a web service (server), i want to have a client-server HTTP communication over internet.
I'm aware that the IP adress is dynamic and may ...
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Estimating bandwidth requirements and productivity gain from traffic data
My small office has a 30Mbit/s internet connection, on which two or three people work. We could get twice the bandwidth at a substantial cost.
I imagine a bandwidth upgrade would slightly improve ...
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Ookla not showing the desired speed [closed]
Not sure if its the right place to ask. Could any tell what could be the reasons? I opted for 40 Mbps. Ooka showing 33.42.
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What's the role of Default Gateway?
It acts as the "gateway" to the Internet,but also from what i have read,it's the last thing a packet would be sent to while trying to route (when checking the senders' route table).
Maybe it's the ...
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What stops someone from configuring their network with IP addresses they do not own?
Here's the scenario. I was picturing a university that bought a range of IP addresses. I think they'd still be inside a ISP (right?), but they'd have freedom to configure stuff the way they wanted.
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Why are IP addresses given to each interface and not device? What would the implications of that be?
Why do we need to give IP addresses to each interface? Wouldn't giving one to each device be enough?
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Analyze Network Traffic by Autonomous System Number?
I'm looking for the way to take an estimate consumptions toward internet per Autonomous System Number which could help me to make a decision if it's necessary to establish a peering with this AS's ...
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In one organization having two ISP which configured on fortigate firewall ? How can we do the failover for internet?
Organisation don't have AS number .As of now we are doing manually route for any ISP at a time.
when default Internet link is go down that time making second link enable on firewall.
I saw the some ...
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How is traffic forwarded though IXPs if route servers do not forward any traffic
while i was studying about IXP route-servers, i read that they do not forward any traffic. I get that a route server is a "control plane" entity and it is used for easier bgp peering. However, i ...
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Download Internet Routing Table
What is the best way to download a snapshot of the Internet's IPv4 routing table? I need check if IP addresses are routable. It needs to function offline, so a looking glass server won't work. I know ...
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Can large ISPs really offer 1Gb “dedicated” service to every home and business?
Hopefully this is on topic for this site.
While researching synchronous carrier service, so called EDIA or Ethernet Dedicated Internet Access, to a rural location in New Hampshire, USA, I came across ...
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Multiple Networks on Sonicwall with no access to cisco firewall
The issue im having is that i have 2 networks with 2 internet connections. We now all of a sudden have a POS system handling our network. This system blocks our email and a bunch of pages we use. They ...
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Internet structure and ISP networks in detail
I am studying about internet structure, ISPs and their interconnection. However, I have trouble connecting some terms and understanding the greater infrastructure of internet in more detail. I will ...
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Are Protocols written in programming languages?
The protocols such as HTTP, IP, BGP are written in programming languages or simply plain English text ?
If it is written in plain English, then how it is communicated with web browser, switches/...
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Need help understanding how packets travel across the internet
I've been learning about networks recently at a new job, and I did a presentation on what I've learnt so far. When I was describing the relationship between the datalink and network layer, I mentioned ...
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Are there any advantage of using multiple threads for a file upload, for an internet connected node? [closed]
I got asked in an intervew recently to design a file upload feature.
After initial discussion, The interviewer asked if I can design for multiple threads. My thought was, As the network bandwidth is ...
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Why is internet speed called Bandwidth?
Why do we refer to our internet speeds as "bandwidth" with units of measurement like "10 Mbps"?
As I understand it, Bandwidth is, as the name implies, the width of the frequency band, typically ...
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How to find a AS-SET of an asn?
How can we find the as-set of asn?
For Example I have the asn:32934.
I want the as-set?
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Is it common for ISPs to connect to each other directly?
I'm reading up on the relationship between latency and ISP interconnectivity (that higher ISP interconnectivity results in lower latency, which makes sense to me).
My understanding is that IXPs ...
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How can I reduce latency to Australia from another country? [closed]
I often do a lot of work from the UK to destination networks in Australia be it voice calls or something more benign like gaming. Both of which work best with the lowest RTT possible.
On average the ...
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Why do we need an ethernet MAC address? [duplicate]
Don't think it's a duplicate. I've searched really many articles and couldn't find the satisfying answer.
I understand :
how ARP works
MAC address is an unique address for each NIC
IP is network ...
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How can I use a firewall as Internet Breakout?
I am currently installing a firewall in my company (using OPNsense) but I was asked to use the same system as "Internet Breakout" as well. Does anyone know how to accomplish this?
I understand that ...
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What does 22/23 and 10.3/11.4 mean and why cannot access internet?
What does this specification mean? I asked the one who gave me this but I did not understand.
Vlan 22/23 192.168.10.3/11.4
a) Does 22/23 mean that 23 subnets have been allocated
b) The forward ...
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Internet not working [closed]
I have this types of network in my office. Recently we have moved to new i BSNL internet.
My problem is when i bypass router and connect poe cable to computer internet is working but when i put ...
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Definition of bandwidth capacity for an internet connection
First, I want to test the data rate of a fibre-optic internet connection, but I understand that results are affected by the circumstances of the test, like number of hops between the CPE and the other ...
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What is the maximum distance that a cable/fiber optic internet connection can operate without the internet quality degrading? [closed]
I hope that this is not an ignorant or misinformed question, I am new and I'm trying to learn more about internet provision.
I have read that DSL has a maximum distance of 18,000ft (or 5.5 Km) before ...
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Frequent Internet Disconnection [closed]
Hello everyone!
I am relatively new to this forum, and wanted to get some useful feedbacks and resolution from "network-PROs" on my problem..
I have a network with a main router connected to the ...
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Can we run the Internet on circuit switching?
Generally we use IP and ATM for data communication and can we use circuit switching for data communication ?
Can we use circuit switching for Internet ?
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Is QoS an issue for VOIP calls over the Internet? If not, why not?
I'm trying to decide whether I should buy SIP trunks from my ISP or a 3rd-party.
As I understand it, it's important to maintain QoS on an internal network (i.e. prioritize VOIP traffic). Is this not ...
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Before the invention of Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) did hosts have subnet masks assigned?
Before the invention of CIDR, did hosts also have a subnet mask assigned or only have an IP address and the network was determined by the class of the IP address?
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How do protocols like PPTP, L2TP work below IP level
I have been using these protocols without deep understand how everything works under the hood.
I understand a process of tunneling as follows
When we are using protocols like OpenVPN, IPSec, SSH ...
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What exactly is the local loop?
It would be crazy to have two transmission lines per every subscriber run from the subscriber to the ISP, do ISPs use a multiplexer then?On a cable network everyone is on the same line so multiplexing ...
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Is “Mobile Router” a Thing in Real Life?
As you all know IP indicates your location in the internet. Although end devices can move and relocate, routers (the backbone of the internet) are static. Thus, they keep meaningful routing and ...
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Does each router have the IP addresses of all the routers and hosts connected to the 'Internet'?
I am new to computer networking,and was reading about the topic routing.
According to my understanding,each router has a routing table associated with it.
From that table it could know,which output ...
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Traffic Destined to X Should Bypass a Certain AS Y
Let's say you do not want the traffic destined to your /8 prefix to traverse AS Y. How would you modify your BGP configuration to do that?
Thank you for your time
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Is it true that the fd00::/8 address range (ULA) in ipv6 is for machines that you NEVER want to speak with anything on the Internet?
Is it true that the fd00::/8 address space (User Local Addresses) in ipv6 is for machines that you NEVER want to speak with anything on the Internet?
I was just reading that here and rather surprised ...
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What are the differences in the contents of datagrams, frames, and network packets?
I'm reviewing the networking security unit of the class I'm in, and I had a question.
I know that datagrams are packets at the transport layer of the OSI model, whilst frames are the name for packets ...
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Do packets travel through household routers or only designated ones? [duplicate]
I'm trying to wrap my head around the path the packets take on the internet.
I know that they hop between multiple routers until they get to their destination, but are these routers only in ISP's ...
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Class A most significant bits '0' as in RFC1166 or older or '00' as suggested in RFC4632?
I was just reading RFC4632 "2. History and Problem Description" and I don't get the part about Class A with MSB '00'. That would in my understanding mean, there are actually only 64 available networks,...
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What's the domain of an IP?
CIDR stands for "Classless Inter-Domain Routing". But what's a domain in this case? Seems to not be the same kind of domain as DNS deals with...
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What is the preferred way to prevent a particular subnet from being sent to one ASN
I have the following network. I want to prevent Subnet 2, S2, from being routed outbound of ISPA (preferring ISPC is also acceptable).
None of my ISPs use BGP communities. Given that this is a live ...
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What is the need of two addressing schemes (physical and logic address) in networking to identify a host? [duplicate]
In computer networking, each device/host is assigned 2 different unique address. One physical address, MAC and one logic address, IPv4/IPv6, to make communication possible between any 2 hosts in the ...
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No internet through router
I have the following network setup, but on the computer I can't access anything that's outside of the TP-Link router. When I tried to ping 8.8.8.8, I got reply from 192.168.2.1:Destination Host ...
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How does the internet know where to send a request for an IP like 8.8.8.8?
Background (Hypothesis or assertion, framing, not the question(s) but important to what I'm trying to understand.)
I am familiar with IANA and use trace route regularly and I understand there is no ...
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Is my router part of the Internet backbone
Is my router routing packets other than the ones coming from/to my local network, or is my router only getting my specific packets and the router infrastructure of the ISPs are the ones handling ...
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Assigning IP addresses in a Frame Relay network
I know one can design a network that connects several IP subnets with Frame Relay. I've come across two main configurations.
Full mesh:
Every router is connected with every other. Thus, I believe ...
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Is multicast on the public internet possible? And if yes: How?
Is it possible to use multicast on the public internet? If yes: How? Are special IP addresses required and where do you get them from?
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Create subnet without Internet access [closed]
I want to create a subnet in our network, where the devices which will be connected in this subnet (e.g. 192.168.20.x) will not have access in the Internet.
However, these devices will be accessible ...
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What are the “next steps” to take when business Internet service stops working? [closed]
Scenario (based on real events)
a small business has a "BigCorp" Internet service. One day the Internet goes down after a power outage, and they call BigCorp for help. BigCorp support over the phone ...
