Some users and moderators dislike theoretical IP networking questions on Stack OverflowStack Overflow and close them:
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6479554/the-journey-of-a-packet-from-my-computer-to-the-web-server-and-backhttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/6479554/the-journey-of-a-packet-from-my-computer-to-the-web-server-and-back (Closed: Off topic)
- How to decode an ARP Packet?How to decode an ARP Packet? (Closed: Off topic, then reopened upon my request)
- When can we see a TCP header without any flag set?When can we see a TCP header without any flag set? (Closed: Not a real question, subsequently deleted by mod team)
- IPSec over WLAN requirementsIPSec over WLAN requirements (Closed: Not a programming question)
- About NAT piercingAbout NAT piercing (User deleted the question after it was closed)
- Anonymous Network ProtocolAnonymous Network Protocol (Closed: Not a programming question)
Sometimes theoretical IP networking questions remain on Stack OverflowStack Overflow, as suggested by Gilles:
- Number of network connections possibleNumber of network connections possible
- How do applications know which OSI protocol to useHow do applications know which OSI protocol to use
- Number of hosts in a subnetNumber of hosts in a subnet
- Relationship between TCP and IP PacketsRelationship between TCP and IP Packets
- How does packet interaction with TCP Selective Acknowledgement work?How does packet interaction with TCP Selective Acknowledgement work?
- Why might an IP datagram be encapsulated in another IP datagram?Why might an IP datagram be encapsulated in another IP datagram? (Remains on Stack Overflow)
- Leaky Bucket ProblemLeaky Bucket Problem (Remains on Stack Overflow)
Sometimes networking implementation questions remain on Stack OverflowStack Overflow (instead of migrating to Server Fault)
- IPv6 Link Local Address FormatIPv6 Link Local Address Format
- SNMPv3 configurationSNMPv3 configuration (Remains on Stack Overflow)
- What is a VALID subnetWhat is a VALID subnet
- How is IP Restricted to Forwarding on Spanning Trees
- What is the difference between a gateway and a routerWhat is the difference between a gateway and a router
- One domain, multiple IP addressesOne domain, multiple IP addresses (Posted to Stack Overflow, migrated to Webmasters because he was talking about websites, but the the real issue was intelligent DNS responses, not HTML or httpd)
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- Stack Overflow's FAQStack Overflow's FAQ has been updated with exact guidelines regarding IP Networking questions. I even have some suggested guidelines:
