internet protocol

Where do we go from here? In the previous chapter we discussed the idea of a MAC address, which allowed us to send messages to devices on our own LAN. The main purpose being so that a network interface could know when link layer packets were being sent to it, and filter out any unnecessary noise, as well as being used for L2-Switch routing.

Buckle Up for IP 🚗 In the first of (hopefully very few) incredibly boring lecture topics, in this page we will discuss the finer details of the things that are contained within the IPv4 and IPv6 packets, and some of the differences between the two protocols.