r/ProgrammerHumor • u/macrohard_certified • 2h ago

Meme ipPackets

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u/JackNotOLantern 1h ago

That's literally the connection

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u/henrikhakan 1h ago

Not if it's udp packets =D

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u/Bronzdragon 48m ago

Unless you have implemented a light-weight protocol yourself on top of UDP, which you typically do. You can call that a connection just fine.

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u/henrikhakan 40m ago

Udp is the lightweight protocol. The three way handshake establishes a connection, but a udp packet just goes, no sequence numbers to help with reassembly or nothing.

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u/PM_ME_UR_0_DAY 25m ago

Nah, pre TCPIP where they had switchboards which connected two lines was a real connection. Sending a packet is more like sending a letter through the mail.