Computer Networking Basics For Developers

As software engineers, we need to deal with networking every now and then - be it configuring a SOHO network, setting up container networking, or troubleshooting connectivity between servers in a data center.

The domain is pretty broad, and the terminology can get quite confusing quickly:

  • What is LAN?
  • What is Network Link?
  • What is Network Segment?
  • How Ethernet and IP work?
  • What is VLAN, VXLAN?

Here you will find a great article sorting the basic networking concepts out with the minimum words and maximum drawings! :slight_smile:

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