– A friend of mine in IT is always talking about the “secondary” or “private” internet network that big name corporations operate on, outside of “normal internet” traffic. What is this network, and how is it accessed?

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– A friend of mine in IT is always talking about the “secondary” or “private” internet network that big name corporations operate on, outside of “normal internet” traffic. What is this network, and how is it accessed?

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>What is this network, and how is it accessed?

It is internal network. It is accessed internally by that companys access points.

If you have home router/wifi, it is much the same thing. All the computers and devices in your home operate on you private home network, however you can also access eternal network aka The Internet. Corporations can if needed also install their own private communication lines (fibre cables) between their different locations to not have impact on or by external users.