When data leaves your computer, it is grouped into small chunks called Packets. These packets are essentially little envelopes that carry data across the Internet.
This article series is going to explain everything that happens to get one of these Packets from one side of the Internet to the other. We will look at each device and every step involved with a packet traveling across the Internet.
First, we’ll take a look at some background information on each separate function of network communication. Then we’ll take a look at the individual devices that perform each function. We will then tie everything together as we look at everything that happens for communication to happen between two computers with various interconnected devices.
Packet Traveling: