What is bird ?
As I was going through this link, l got curious about this "bird".
Could you please make it ELI5 ??
https://networkencyclopedia.com/mastering-internet-routing-with-bird-a-step-by-step-guide-to-building-your-own-routing-system/Open linkView original on feddit.online
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Bird is the word
It's a routing daemon. Basically, you can run it on a PC in order to connect two networks so that hosts on network A can talk to hosts on network B. This of course requires said PC to be connected to both of these networks directly.
It supports the most common routing protocols.
It can be run on a PC/laptop, right ? Who are these hosts on network A and network B ??
A host is basically anything with an IP. A phone, a PC, someone's smart toaster, etc. If you find yourself between two networks, and connected to both, you're most likely an ISP or infrastructure provider.
Think of the internet like a myriad of connected LAN parties. Routers connect them into the internet we know.
Exactly this is the kind of internet l wish to see. Myriad of connected LAN parties instead of the big corps investing in billions !!
It still is. The problem is that the vast majority of the traffic on these LAN parties is facebookgoogletiktoketc traffic, because most of the LAN party attendees prefer that over doing stuff together.
Facebook doesn't connect friends, it inhibits friendly activities.
So it doesn't help the users of fediverse much ??
Not really, unless said users want to connect different physical networks together.
Can this be brought into a reality ??
#BirdsArentReal
Why that hashtag ??🤔🤔🤔
BIRD plays the role of a conductor in the orchestra of network traffic. Imagine a city’s intricate road system, with millions of vehicles moving at any given moment. Some need to travel locally, while others are making long-distance trips across state or national borders. Without a central authority directing this flow of traffic, there would be chaos. In the same way, BIRD organizes and directs the traffic of data packets across vast networks, ensuring that each packet reaches its intended destination efficiently.
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baby don't hurt me
Is that a song ??
Feathered wingèd biped.
-- Frost
Don't you know about the bird?