Network: Street IP address: House Port: What kind of thing from inside the house you want Gateway: House #1, start of street. DNS: Tells you which house num

Network: Street IP address: House Port: What kind of thing from inside the house you want Gateway: House #1, start of street. DNS: Tells you which house number corresponds to a family name. "Oh why yes, 'samhuk' lives at house # xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx The analogy goes on and on. It's how I have always thought about networks since.