networking

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Topic networking

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What Is CGNAT? Why Thousands of Strangers Share One Public IP

CGNAT puts thousands of subscribers behind one public IP. How carrier-grade NAT works, the shared 100.64.0.0/10 space, and why it makes mobile IPs hard to block.

July 21, 2026 · 10 min read
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IPv4 vs IPv6 Proxies: Which One Actually Reaches Your Target

IPv4 vs IPv6 proxies: why IPv4 is scarce and trusted, why IPv6 is cheap and abundant, the reach gotcha that catches people, and how sites block a whole IPv6 subnet at once.

July 18, 2026 · 6 min read
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What Is a Backconnect Proxy? One Endpoint, a Whole Pool Behind It

What is a backconnect proxy? A single gateway you connect to that routes back through a pool of exit nodes. Why it is called backconnect, how it differs from a proxy list, and when to use it.

July 18, 2026 · 6 min read
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What Is a Proxy? A Plain-English Explanation

What is a proxy? A server that makes web requests for you, so the site sees its IP instead of yours. How proxies work, the types that matter, and what a proxy is not.

July 18, 2026 · 6 min read
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Forward vs Reverse Proxy: Same Word, Opposite Jobs

A forward proxy sits in front of clients and hides them; a reverse proxy sits in front of servers and hides them. The exact difference, why it matters, and how one request hits both.

July 17, 2026 · 7 min read
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What Is an ASN? The Number That Tells Websites Who Owns Your IP

An ASN identifies the network that owns a block of IP addresses. What an Autonomous System is, how ASNs are assigned, and why anti-bot systems check yours before anything else.

July 17, 2026 · 7 min read

Proxies that don't die mid-job

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