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Basic journey of a packet
By Don Parker

The purpose of this introductory article is to look at basic look at the
journey of a packet across the Internet, from packet creation to
switches, routers, NAT, and so on. This topic is recommended for those
who are new to the networking and security field and may not have a
basic understanding of the underlying process.

http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1870