51. Our Super Chatty Devices
Published on: Feb 21, 2025
Questions we answer in this episode
What is a router?
How many episodes will be in this series?
Is Makani trying to turn me into a network engineer?
What is the metaphor we will use for this series?
Episode summary
Every internet connected device is under constant threat of attack.
Especially the router on your home network.
In order to protect your devices, you don't need to become a network engineer.
But you need to understand 3 things about computer networks:
1 - Our devices are super chatty.Think of it like them making frequent phone calls to each other.
2 - A computer network is a set of devices that can make calls to each other.
3 - Your home network router is what lets the devices at your house talk to devices far away on the internet.
Call to action
Take a moment now to locate the router in your home.
Write down the brand and model number.
You'll be using that information in a future episode in this series.
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