From the course: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Cert Prep

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Setting up node networking

Setting up node networking

- So let me remind you where we are. We have now finished the kubeadm in its command to set up the Kubernetes cluster. We have a client, and now we need to set up node networking. Different types of network communication are used in Kubernetes. The node communication is handled by the physical network. Then there is External-to-Service communication, which is handled by Kubernetes Service Resources. And Pod-to-Service communication, which is handled by Kubernetes Services. Then there is Pod-to-Pod communication, which is handled by the network plugin. And Container-to-Container communication is handled within the pod. To create a software defined pod network, a network add-on or plugin is needed. And different network add-ons are provided by the Kubernetes ecosystem. That kind of makes sense, because there are different network vendors that have created their own solution to work with Kubernetes. And depending on the network vendor that you are using for your networking hardware, you…

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