https://matt.hambro.org/tags/ipv4/Recent content in Ipv4 on Matt HambroHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSat, 03 Jun 2023 21:40:16 -0700https://matt.hambro.org/computer-networks-hourglass/Sat, 03 Jun 2023 21:40:16 -0700https://matt.hambro.org/computer-networks-hourglass/<h2 id="the-dry-invisible-magic-of-the-internet">The Dry, Invisible Magic of the Internet</h2> <p>Over the Spring of 2023 I took a course on computer networks. In this series I explain for a lay audience how some of the most mundane, yet magical, aspects the internet work and why you should care.</p> <h2 id="part-1-the-hourglass-shape-of-the-internet">Part 1: The Hourglass Shape of the Internet</h2> <h3 id="what-happens-when-you-send-an-image-on-the-internet">What happens when you send an image on the internet</h3> <p>The Internet is shaped like an hourglass. But what could that possibly mean?</p>