OP here—wow, thanks for all the replies! This makes way more sense now. I didn’t realize how many layers there were between me and the server.
I tried the `traceroute` and `curl` commands, and it’s wild seeing all the hops. Also checked out howdns.works—super helpful!
One follow-up: how do CDNs decide where to send the request? Is it just based on location, or is there more to it?
(And yeah, the HTTPS part was totally new to me. Appreciate the breakdowns!)
I tried the `traceroute` and `curl` commands, and it’s wild seeing all the hops. Also checked out howdns.works—super helpful!
One follow-up: how do CDNs decide where to send the request? Is it just based on location, or is there more to it?
(And yeah, the HTTPS part was totally new to me. Appreciate the breakdowns!)