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NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS / EXPLORE

See how the internet happens.

One website. A remarkable journey between devices.

Beginner friendly
YOUR MINI NETWORK
6 DEVICES · 2 NETWORKS
Connecting the dots…
Drag to orbit · Scroll to zoom · Click to inspect
Local networkInternet path
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU OPEN A WEBSITE?Follow a website request

Press play and follow a request from your laptop to a web server, and back again.

Ready
LET'S FOLLOW A PACKET

What happens when you open a website?

Ready
READY WHEN YOU ARE

Press play and follow a request from your laptop to a web server, and back again.

WELCOME TO NETWORK ATLAS

Curiosity is your
only prerequisite.

Explore a miniature network, follow a message, and discover why the internet works.

01

Look around. Drag the model to orbit. Scroll or use + / − to zoom. Click a device or its label to inspect it.

02

Follow the story. Start the journey, pause anywhere, or select a step. Watch a DNS lookup, connection setup and an HTTPS exchange.

03

Go a layer deeper. Open Packet Lab to unpack a message, then try three troubleshooting challenges.

This is a teaching model, not a network emulator. Timing is illustrative. The internet is represented by a simplified route. Ethernet frames change at routed hops; HTTPS data is encrypted in transit. This example assumes a configured network, an empty DNS cache and HTTPS over TCP. It omits ARP, DHCP and retransmissions from the animation.