Articles about networking, IP addresses, and developer tools
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Your interface says 1Gbps, but your file transfer is 940Mbps. Where did the data go? We break down IP headers, TCP framing, and the difference between raw capacity and usable data.
Read More →You have a 1Gbps line, but downloading from a server in Japan is slow. The culprit is TCP Window Scaling and the Bandwidth-Delay Product (BDP).
Read More →Why is 1.1.1.1 so fast? It is not magic; it is Anycast. We explain how BGP announces the same IP address from 300 locations simultaneously.
Read More →Relying on a website to check your gigabit connection? Single-threaded JavaScript engines and HTTP overhead make browser tests unreliable for high-speed lines.
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