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v3.0/Interactive simulations now live

Learn networking, packet by packet.

An interactive curriculum for engineers, students and the curious. Build mental models that stick — through simulations, not slides.

22 Lessons·10 Simulations·5 Levels·Free Forever
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Capabilities

Everything you need to actually understand the wire.

We stripped the noise out of network education. What's left is the part where you build, break and observe.

01

Interactive Simulations

Step through TCP handshakes, ARP requests and OSPF convergence — frame by frame, in your browser.

02

Visible Progress

XP, lesson state, and quiz results keep your path clear without turning study into a slot machine.

03

Network Builder

Drag routers and switches onto a canvas. Wire them up. Watch packets actually flow.

04

Terminal Emulator

A real-feeling shell with ping, traceroute, dig and nmap — sandboxed and safe to experiment in.

05

Completion Certificate

A verifiable credential with a permanent URL when you finish. Shareable and ready for LinkedIn.

06

Bilingual Support

Every lesson, simulation and quiz available in English and Türkçe — toggle anywhere, anytime.

Learning path

Five levels. Twenty-two lessons. One coherent story.

Start with the physical wire. End with the modern internet. Every level is open from the beginning.

L1

Physical & Link

Cables, frames, MAC addresses, switches and the bottom two layers.

0%+240 XP
L2

Network Layer

IP addressing, subnetting, routing and the protocols that move packets.

0%+320 XP
L3

Transport & Sessions

TCP, UDP, congestion control and the contract beneath every connection.

0%+380 XP
L4

Application Layer

DNS, HTTP, TLS, mail and the protocols you actually touch daily.

0%+440 XP
L5

Modern Internet

BGP, CDNs, QUIC, IPv6 and the architecture that holds it all together.

0%+520 XP
Recognition

Finish the path. Earn a credential that means something.

A certificate of completion — verifiable via a permanent public URL, designed to live on your LinkedIn or résumé without looking like a participation trophy.

  • Permanent public URL anyone can verify
  • Records your name, completion date and total XP
  • Shareable on LinkedIn with one click
  • Free to earn — every requirement is inside the course
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CERTIFICATE
Packet.School
CERT · 2026 · 04719-AL
Certificate of Completion
Presented to
Ada Lovelace

for the successful completion of all five levels of the Packet.School networking curriculum — twenty-two lessons, ten simulations and the final practicum.

Curriculum Lead, Packet.School
Issued 14 May 2026
PACKET.SCHOOL · VERIFIED CREDENTIAL · NETWORKING · PACKET.SCHOOL · VERIFIED CREDENTIAL · NETWORKING ·
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Open Access

No tiers. No gates. The whole school is open.

Packet.School is a public learning lab: lessons, simulations, sandbox tools, quizzes and certificates stay available to everyone.

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Everything ships open

The path is not split into teaser content and locked content. If it teaches the network, it belongs in the course.

  • All 22 lessons across 5 levels
  • All 10 interactive simulations
  • Terminal, DNS, subnet and topology tools
02

Built for self-study

You can use it alone, in a study group, in a classroom, or as onboarding material without asking for access.

  • Progress saved in your browser
  • English and Turkish side by side
  • Verifiable completion certificate
03

Kept useful by the community

The best version of this project is the one learners keep shaping: clearer lessons, better labs, fewer rough edges.

  • MIT licensed project
  • Topic requests and bug reports welcome
  • Designed to be forked, shared and improved
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Stop reading about networks. Start watching them.

Twenty-two lessons. Ten simulations. Zero cost. You can be looking at your first TCP handshake in under three minutes.

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Packet.School

An open, interactive curriculum for computer networking.

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