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--- docker:networking:inspect_a_network [2025/07/25 14:37] – peter
+++ docker:networking:inspect_a_network [2025/07/25 19:38] (current) – peter
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   * Do not confuse this with the "bridge" driver.
+  * This shows various network-related fields like Gateway, IPAddress, and NetworkID.
+    * **Gateway** - The gateway is essentially the door through which a container can reach external networks, including the host machine or even the internet.
+      * In most Docker setups, the default gateway for containers is **"172.17.0.1"**, which refers to the bridge network created by Docker.
+      * Think of the gateway as the router for the container — it helps route traffic from the container to external resources.
+      * When the container sends a request outside of its local network, the gateway acts as the intermediary, forwarding that request.
+    * **IPAddress** - The IP address is the unique identifier assigned to each container within a specific Docker network.
+      * This address allows the container to communicate with other containers in the same network.
+    * **NetworkID** - The NetworkID is a unique identifier that represents the network to which the container is connected.
+      * Docker automatically assigns this long string of characters as a network ID to distinguish between different networks.
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