Wow. I didn't expect that many IP protocils to exists. Sure ICMP, UDP & TCP… but that many ➙ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IP_protocol_numbers

#NetworkProtocol

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The illustrated QUIC connection · An interactive guide to the secure foundation of HTTP/3 https://ilo.im/15zs84

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Them: You need to write a #parser for this #NetworkProtocol.

Me: No prob.

Them: There’s a formal spec for it.

Me: Oh great, this’ll be easy.

Them: It was written in the 80’s and strictly follows the seven layer model and they just shove everything on top of TCP unmodified.

Me: *screaming*

Them: Oh and the spec authors were all ITU people and everything is multiplexed virtual circuits with custom flow-control.

Me: *screaming intensifies*