Black hole (networking)

ID: black-hole-networking

In networking, a "black hole" typically refers to a situation where data packets are sent to a destination that does not respond, resulting in those packets being effectively lost without any notification or error message back to the sender. This phenomenon can happen for various reasons, such as misconfigured routers, firewall rules blocking traffic, or network congestion that leads to dropped packets. **Key Characteristics of Networking Black Holes:** 1.

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