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  1. Wow. I didn't expect that many IP protocils to exists. Sure ICMP, UDP & TCP… but that many ➙ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_

    #NetworkProtocol

  2. Them: You need to write a #parser for this #NetworkProtocol.

    Me: No prob.

    Them: There’s a formal spec for it.

    Me: Oh great, this’ll be easy.

    Them: It was written in the 80’s and strictly follows the seven layer model and they just shove everything on top of TCP unmodified.

    Me: *screaming*

    Them: Oh and the spec authors were all ITU people and everything is multiplexed virtual circuits with custom flow-control.

    Me: *screaming intensifies*