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What actually crosses the wire

Your file leaves as thousands of separately addressed packets, wrapped by every layer they pass, and remembered by nothing in between.

20 minutesTechnical content last reviewed on 20 Sept 2026

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What this lesson builds

  • Deciding whether a destination is a neighbour
  • Saying what an output proves, and what it leaves open