Issue with "How the Web works": Packets Explained section uses TCP limitation to explain IP packet design

[tjr226]

MDN URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/How_the_Web_works

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

An analogy explaining why packets are small relies on a TCP feature, the connection between two computers.

Specific section or headline?

Packets explained

What did you expect to see?

Something like this

"Packets are small for multiple reasons. They are sometimes dropped or corrupted, and it's easier to replace small packets. Additionally, the packets will likely be routed along different paths, making the whole exchange faster."

Did you test this? If so, how?

MDN Content page report details

• Folder: en-us/learn/getting_started_with_the_web/how_the_web_works
• MDN URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/How_the_Web_works
• GitHub URL: https://github.com/mdn/content/blob/main/files/en-us/learn/getting_started_with_the_web/how_the_web_works/index.html
• Last commit: 5a6c608
• Document last modified: 2021-01-22T11:46:18.000Z

[CreaTorAlexander]

I can work on this 👍

[chrisdavidmills]

Great, thanks!

[chrisdavidmills]

I'm glad this is being sorted out, BTW, this looks like something I have been taught wrongly, and carried with me for many years. It would be good to get @tjr226 's review once the PR has been submitted.

[ayushi19031]

I want to work on this. Thank you!!

[chrisdavidmills]

@ayushi19031 thanks for your interrest. First of all we'll check whether the current assignee is still interested in working on it.

@CreaTorAlexander this one has been with you for a while now. Do you think you will get to it in the next few days? I think I'd prefer to assign it to Ayushi to have a go at, if that's OK with you.

[CreaTorAlexander]

@chrisdavidmills I am not so active at the moment. You can reassign it 👍