Kubernetes Networking Demystified: CNI Plugins, Network Policies, and Pod-to-Pod Communication

• Mohammad Abu Mattar
• Kubernetes
• Networking
• Cloud Native
• Infrastructure
• Published: 13 Apr, 2026

If you've spent any time with Kubernetes, you know that networking is often the part that makes people's heads spin. It feels like magic until something breaks, and then you're staring at a maze of vi