Computer Networks for Kids

TCP vs. UDP – Packet Analysis in Wireshark

As we’ve seen earlier, TCP/IP is the protocol used widely for any communication between a host and a server on the internet. Before starting to exchange data, the client and server engage in a TCP 3-way handshake. The handshake is to primarily establish a connection. TCP/IP can only work between a client and a server […]

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Understanding Ping and TraceRoute Commands - UnicMinds

Network Basics: Ping and TraceRoute

Computer Networks for Kids

Ping and traceroute are both network diagnostic tools to understand connectivity between two systems (or IP addresses) on the network. But, they are different from each other in their network objectives. The ping command, as the name says, will test connectivity between two hosts but gives no information on the path between those two hosts.

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