TCP Working: 3-Way Handshake & Reliable Communication
Feb 15 · 4 min read · 🧑 Overview When you send data over the internet, there’s no guarantee it will arrive. That sounds scary, but it’s the default reality. Networks drop packets. Routes change. Machines get busy. Data can arrive late, arrive twice, or arrive out of orde...
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TCP: How the handshake establishes trust
Feb 15 · 4 min read · TCP Handshake and Reliable Communication (Explained Simply) When I first started learning networking, one question kept coming up in my head: What actually happens before two computers start talking? Because if you think about it, sending data with...
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Feb 15 · 4 min read · What Happens If Data Is Sent Without Rules If computers send data without agreed-upon rules, communication quickly breaks down. Some pieces of data may never arrive, others may arrive multiple times,
Join discussionTCP and UDP Explained: Reliability vs Speed in Networking
Feb 15 · 21 min read · Introduction Every second, billions of packets traverse the internet — carrying messages, financial transactions, live video, gaming data, and cloud workloads. But how does this data move efficiently, reliably, and at scale? At the heart of modern ne...
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TCP vs UDP: When to Use What, and How TCP Relates to HTTP
Feb 14 · 4 min read · TCP VS UDP While establishing a connection between server and client, there must be some sort of rules to follow, some protocol should be there. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol) are two such protocols, either of th...
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