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Internet Tools & Resources

The DARPA Internet is a large and complex aggregation of network hardware, connected together by gateways. Tracking a single-point hardware or software failure can often be difficult...

- Muuss, Mike; Ping source code comments; 7 August 1992.

When you perform a simple action like connect to a web site, a great deal of complex technology runs under the hood to make the connection seem so fast and straightforward. The following sections provide Internet network maps, statistics, and real-time tools that you can use to explore deeper parts of the Internet network infrastructure:

Other resources. You can find historical information on Internet tools and resources in RFC 2151, "A Primer On Internet And TCP/IP Tools And Utilities".