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title: "Discussion on \"Understanding Network Devices\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Understanding Network Devices\". When you open a website or call an API, your request doesn’t go directly to the internet.\nIt passes through multiple network devices, each with a clear and specific role.\nUnderstanding these devices helps you reason better about:\n\nLatency\n\nFailures\n\n..."
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# [Understanding Network Devices](https://17azeem.hashnode.dev/understanding-network-devices?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

When you open a website or call an API, your request doesn’t go directly to the internet. It passes through multiple network devices, each with a clear and specific role. Understanding these devices helps you reason better about: Latency Failures ...

Jan 31 · 3 min read · 17azeem.hashnode.dev  
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