--- title: Networking — page 2 of 2 description: 31 Networking articles — guides and explainers from the WatchFor team. canonical: https://watchfor.io/blog/category/networking/page/2 --- [All posts](/blog) # Networking — page 2 Guides, how-tos, and updates on Networking. [All](/blog)[Monitoring](/blog/category/monitoring)[Networking](/blog/category/networking)[Performance](/blog/category/performance)[Security](/blog/category/security)[Reliability](/blog/category/reliability)[Email](/blog/category/email)[DevOps](/blog/category/devops)[Engineering](/blog/category/engineering) [All articles](/blog/all) 31 article s · page 2 of 2 [NetworkingFeb 14, 2026 ## What is a Network Port? (and how to monitor one) An IP address gets you to the right machine; a port gets you to the right service on it. Here's what ports are, the common ones, and why monitoring them catches outages a website check misses.WatchFor Team3 min read](/blog/what-is-a-network-port)[NetworkingJan 17, 2026 ## HTTP/2 vs HTTP/3: what actually changed HTTP keeps getting faster. HTTP/2 fixed how requests share a connection; HTTP/3 changed the connection itself. Here's what's different, in plain terms, and whether you should care.WatchFor Team3 min read](/blog/http2-vs-http3)[NetworkingJan 11, 2026 ## What is Latency? (and how to reduce it) Latency is the delay between asking for something and getting it — and it shapes how fast everything online feels. Here's what it is, what causes it, and the practical ways to cut it.WatchFor Team3 min read](/blog/what-is-latency)[NetworkingJan 09, 2026 ## Bandwidth vs Latency: what's the difference? “I have fast internet, so why is this slow?” Because speed has two dimensions — bandwidth and latency — and they're not the same thing. Here's the difference, with a simple analogy.WatchFor Team3 min read](/blog/bandwidth-vs-latency)[NetworkingJan 07, 2026 ## What is Packet Loss? (causes, effects and fixes) When data packets vanish in transit, calls stutter, games rubber-band and pages crawl — even on a 'fast' connection. Here's what packet loss is, what causes it, and how to track it down.WatchFor Team3 min read](/blog/what-is-packet-loss)[NetworkingJan 05, 2026 ## Anycast Explained: one IP, served from everywhere Anycast is the clever routing trick behind fast CDNs and resilient DNS: one IP address answered by the nearest of many servers. Here's how it works and why it matters.WatchFor Team3 min read](/blog/anycast-explained)[NetworkingJan 03, 2026 ## What is BGP? (and why it can break the whole internet) BGP is the protocol that decides how traffic travels between the world's networks — the internet's routing map. When it goes wrong, large chunks of the internet go dark. Here's how it works.WatchFor Team3 min read](/blog/what-is-bgp)[NetworkingJan 01, 2026 ## What is a Reverse Proxy? A reverse proxy is the front door to your servers — handling traffic before it ever reaches your app. Here's what it does, why nearly every serious site uses one, and how it differs from a forward proxy.WatchFor Team3 min read](/blog/reverse-proxy-explained)[NetworkingDec 30, 2025 ## Load Balancing Explained A load balancer spreads traffic across many servers so no single one gets overwhelmed — and quietly routes around the ones that fail. Here's how it works and why it's the backbone of scalable, reliable sites.WatchFor Team3 min read](/blog/load-balancing-explained)[NetworkingDec 26, 2025 ## What is an IP Address? An IP address is how one machine on the internet finds another — the postal address of the digital world. Here's what it is, the difference between public and private, and the two versions in use.WatchFor Team3 min read](/blog/what-is-an-ip-address)[NetworkingDec 24, 2025 ## What is NAT? (Network Address Translation, explained) NAT is the quiet trick that lets all your home and office devices share a single public IP address. Here's how it works, why it exists, and the headaches it sometimes causes.WatchFor Team3 min read](/blog/nat-explained) --- Canonical page: https://watchfor.io/blog/category/networking/page/2 · Site guide: https://watchfor.io/llms.txt