Study Notes & Research

Technical Notes & Architecture Logs

Deep-dive notes, packet flow diagrams, and first-principles breakdowns written while exploring systems, protocols, and infrastructure.

Oct 20265 min read

Deconstructing the TCP 3-Way Handshake & State Machine

A deep dive into SYN, SYN-ACK, and ACK packets, sequence numbers, and how reliable transport connections are established and terminated.

#TCP/IP#Networking#Protocols#Wireshark
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Sep 20266 min read

Subnetting Math: Demystifying CIDR & Host Ranges

How to calculate network addresses, broadcast addresses, and usable host counts from any IPv4 CIDR prefix without guesswork.

#IPv4#Subnetting#CIDR#Routing
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Aug 20267 min read

Namespaces & Cgroups: What Actually Separates Containers from VMs?

An architectural comparison between hardware-level hypervisors (Type 1 & Type 2) and Linux kernel isolation primitives.

#Linux#Docker#Virtualization#Kernel
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Jul 20264 min read

From Browser URL to IP: The Complete DNS Recursive Lookup Journey

Tracing what happens when you type a domain into your browser: resolver caches, Root hints, TLD servers, and authoritative nameservers.

#DNS#Networking#Internet#Web Architecture
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