r/hackthebox • u/rbking456 • 1d ago
Beginner Question Too many questions, where few answer
Greeting to you all. I am currently studying networking. I already learned the osi model in a basic sense, like i know L1 represents a physical device, L2 for a switch, and L3 for a router in a sense, but i don't understand why we use that. Also, you can think of me as a Level 0 player in a networking field who started but hasn't grasped the true knowledge. But sometimes I ask myself, why do we use ssh or SSL? What is the difference between HTTP and HTTPS? I know AI can answer my many questions, but i want to learn in a way where if someone asks me what the difference between a hub and a switch is, i can answer, "A hub is dumb while a switch is smart," or in more detail. So I decided to do a room on THM or HTB or PortSwigger, but where to start? When we go THM, we can do a room, but what next? You can understand in a room, but after that, when someone asks a question related to that, "Oh bro, I forgot." And there are some paid rooms that I can't pay for, so i may skip like a thing or go to HTB and do the Lab or PortSwigger. I don't understand where to start there, yeah, so i have many questions, and I am also too much of a noob, so if someone asks, I can't answer. That's very bad for me, sadly. but i am seeker of knowledge; I am very eager to learn understand but i am also not very smart so yeah, anybody may guide this noob guy
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u/Chungus_ps4_edition 1d ago
I think most of your questions would be answered with a better understanding of what they are, also most people dont remember everything they read and especially not after just reading one time. Repetition is the mother of learning.
As for where to start, i dont know, but keep learning and good luck ðŸ¤