A computer’s IP address is like the physical address of a house. If someone calls a pizzeria to order a delivery, they need to provide their physical address. Without that address, the pizza delivery person will have no idea which house to deliver the pizza to. For example, when a user...
Subscribe to theNET, Cloudflare's monthly recap of the Internet's most popular insights! Refer to Cloudflare'sPrivacy Policyto learn how we collect and process your personal data. What are IP & TCP? TheInternet Protocol (IP)is the address system of the Internet and has the core function of...
Find out what your public IPv4 and IPv6 address is revealing about you! My IP address information shows your IP location; city, region, country, ISP and location on a map. Many proxy servers, VPNs, and Tor exit nodes give themselves away.
When you use Cloudflare you can share your account with us without letting us know your login information. This is an approach that a lot of companies are taking now. Create the account in your own name using your e-mail address and we will be able to access it. You won’t need to ...
DNS misconfigurations, such as incorrect DNS records or DNS server failures, can prevent clients from resolving domain names to IP addresses. Like sending a letter without the correct address, DNS misconfigurations can result in the 502 Bad Gateway error. ...
The Domain Name System (DNS) turns domain names into IP addresses, which browsers use to load internet pages. Every device connected to the internet has its own IP address, which is used by other devices to locate the device. DNS servers make it possible for people to input normal words ...
BGP in networking is based on theTCP/IPmodel. It operates on theOpen Systems Interconnectiontransport layer, or Layer 4, to control the network layer, or Layer 3. As described inRequest for Comments 4271, which was ratified in 2006, the current version of BGP4 supports both IPv6 and CIDR...
Many users prefer to browse the Internet via proxy servers to keep their transactions private. Some proxy services may alter your computer’s IP address to hide your original location, while others also encrypt your web requests to keep prying eyes away. Moreover, a proxy server can block acce...
Cloudflare says you can get faster internet speeds with its 1.1.1.1 DNS, but what is a DNS, and how do you use theirs?
What is DDoS and how does it compare to DoS? Many high-profileDoS attacks are actually distributed attacks, meaning the attack traffic comes from multiple attack systems. DoS attacks originating from one source or IP address can be easier to counter because defenders can block network traffic fro...