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Digital Literacy

Posted by Connor Brown
Connor Brown
492 Points

TCP/IP servers

Hi there,

At around 2:30, the video shows that the TCP/IP request moves between all servers until it finds the correct one.

I've tried to find out more about this step via an internet search, but can't seem to.

Does the request really bounce from server to server (presumable worldwide?) at random until finding the server it's looking for? Or is it sent specifically to the right server/in the right direction?

I hope the above makes sense. I'm trying to get a real understanding a of all this as a good foundation.

Many thanks,

Connor

1 Answer

Dave Harker
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Dave Harker
Courses Plus Student 15,510 Points
Dave Harker
Dave Harker
Courses Plus Student 15,510 Points

Hi Connor Brown,

Whew! Ready for some light reading?

Cisco Networking Academy's Introduction to Routing Concepts
Understanding Networks and TCP/IP

Hope that is of some help :smirk: Are you sure you really want to know? ... Some things are better kept a mystery.

TL;DR From what I've read ... It isn't random - the request gets passed up and up until it finds a server big enough to know where the destination network is (and obviously, the route to get there - that's another story though (and a bunch of calculations) - route determination).

Have fun,
Dave :dizzy: