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Get familiar with TTL

Get familiar with TTL

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TTL is definitely necessary if you use the Domain Name System. It functions similarly to an expiration date for DNS records. We’ll see its purpose, its application in the DNS, and how long Time-to-Live takes. So, without further ado, let’s get down to business.

TTL Explanation

The time-to-live (TTL) parameter defines how long a data packet will stay alive after being sent across multiple hops. Either in-network memory or in cache memory. The data packet will be terminated when the timer expires or reaches its hop limit. Data packets vary in size, shape, and content, but they all have the same time-to-live. That time should be computed based on how long data packets must stay in a device to complete their missions.

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Try Traceroute command for better understanding of your network

Try Traceroute command for better understanding of your network

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The Traceroute command is a network utility that allows you to observe a query’s complete path. In this article, we will take a detailed look at it and why it is so beneficial to do it. 

Traceroute command – definition

The Traceroute command is a basic command-line program that displays each hop of a query from your machine to the destination – an IP address or a domain name. It calculates a probe’s route and returns the result.

The query will traverse the Internet, passing from one router to the next until it reaches its destination. Your computer will send packets to each hop and get responses to them. In this way, you’ll get data for each of the points along the trip, from your device to the destination.

Suggested article: What DNS Тools are? – DNS trace, Ping, Traceroute, Nslookup, Reverse lookup

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