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Networking fundamentals applied to real infrastructure: MTU, DNS, routing, and the packet-level detail behind failures that look like application bugs.

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August 21, 2026
Ephemeral Ports and the Network ACL Rule Everyone Forgets
Security groups are stateful, network ACLs are not. A NACL allowing inbound 443 but not outbound 1024-65535 lets a connection start, then kills it.