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Can someone explain the WARP+ section? First, it says > [argo continually monitors] thousands of routes over the Internet between our data centers. That data
by fjni 7y ago
Can someone explain the WARP+ section?
First, it says
> [argo continually monitors] thousands of routes over the Internet between our data centers. That data builds a database which maps every IP address range with the fastest possible route to every destination.
and then they seem to assert that this is impossible with https traffic because the tcp payload is encrypted. For routing, as I understand it, none of the payload should have to be inspected... what am I missing?
- Jonnax 7y agoThe payload is encrypted not the destination IP. Otherwise how would routers be able to route the packet? What they're saying is that Warp+ will send the packet across their private network rather than sending just on the plain internet. For example: You're in Italy. You want to send a packet to a server in New York. On the internet the path is unpredictable. Because there's a lot of hops from different networks etc. Cloudfare are saying that your packet will enter their Italy PoP. (they may have more on the country I don't know) Then via their separate private network, it will travel to the New York PoP. Then out to the internet to the destination.
- fjni 7y agoWe're saying the same thing I think: If the destination IP is not encrypted (because how would routers be able to route it otherwise) then why would this only work with http and not https traffic? That was my question.