WEB BROWSERS TECHNOLOGY
THE INTERNET
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Your computer
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Your computer
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Your computer
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There is no way to know in advance, but it will start with Router 1 and end with Router 4.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the Internet Simulator, your class is using 6 routers. You are on router 1 and your friend is on router 4. When you send them a message, what path will the packets travel? There is no way to know in advance, but it will start with Router 1 and end with Router 4.
Detailed explanation-2: -How do routers determine where a packet needs to go? Routers look at the IP packet header and use the destination address field. The Internet Protocol (IP) describes how packets can be sent from a sender to a receiver.
Detailed explanation-3: -When a router receives a packet, the router checks its routing table to determine if the destination address is for a system on one of it’s attached networks or if the message must be forwarded through another router. It then sends the message to the next system in the path to the destination.
Detailed explanation-4: -To do this, it uses IP addresses that come with each packet. Once they discover the destination host, routing algorithms determine the most direct route from one network to another until the data packet reaches its destination.