40 years of .com — from HOSTS.TXT to global infrastructure
The evolution of domain name services and Verisign’s role in shaping the modern Internet.
Tag: history
The IXP — a privileged observation point, the airport of the Internet
Guest Post: How has traffic changed over the years?
The size of the packet
How big should a packet be?
Sometimes equals isn’t equal
The meaning of ‘equals’ isn’t as straightforward as it seems
How SSH got to be on port 22
How SSH was neatly assigned between ports 23 (Telnet) and 20/21 (FTP) — two protocols it was set to succeed.
Three of the best: Geoff Huston
In 2023, Geoff Huston delivered several insightful posts. Here are three of the best.
APNIC celebrates 30 years: Part 7 — Community in the wide
Much more than a registry — NOGs, IXPs and CERTs.
Chipping away at Moore’s Law
The current and future economics of silicon chip fabrication.
Happy 50th birthday, Ethernet
Why has Ethernet endured as a ubiquitous data framing protocol over all these years?
On synchronicity (and the desirability of not having it, sometimes)
There is synchronicity in the Internet. Is that a good thing?