Episodes

  • HN 766: Ensuring QoE for Agentic AI With Broadcom VeloRAIN (Sponsored)

    HN 766: Ensuring QoE for Agentic AI With Broadcom VeloRAIN (Sponsored)
    Jan 31 2025
    On today’s show, we’re discussing the complexities of network design for AI computing at the edge. We’re not talking about AIOps, although that might come up in this conversation. Instead, we’re focusing on how to effectively cope with the network traffic patterns happening on your network as a result of AI computing workloads. Our subject... Read more »
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    55 mins
  • TNO014: Beneath the Cable Color – A Look at The Siemon Company’s High Speed Cable Assemblies (Sponsored)

    TNO014: Beneath the Cable Color – A Look at The Siemon Company’s High Speed Cable Assemblies (Sponsored)
    Jan 31 2025
    Today we get an education on what a high speed cable assembly really is from guest Ryan Harris from today’s sponsor, The Siemon Company. Ryan shares the evolution of high-speed pluggable cable assemblies from 64kbps ISDN B channels to 800 gigabit connections, and describes how they work. We discuss the Siemon Company’s history and its... Read more »
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    44 mins
  • N4N011: What’s the Difference Between LAG, MLAG, MC-LAG, and Stacking?

    N4N011: What’s the Difference Between LAG, MLAG, MC-LAG, and Stacking?
    Jan 30 2025
    In today’s episode, we address listener Kieren’s question about the differences between LAG, MLAG, MC-LAG, and stacking. We tackle the nuances of Link Aggregation (LAG) and the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), and explain their roles in redundancy and bandwidth efficiency. We also discuss the complexities and differences among vendors and overall benefits of Multi-Chassis... Read more »
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    56 mins
  • NAN084: From GitNops Zero to Hero

    NAN084: From GitNops Zero to Hero
    Jan 29 2025
    Are you ready to go from zero to hero in GitNops? On today’s podcast, we talk with Tom McGonagle, who shares and explains git, CI/CD and DevOps and how that all fits into network engineering. The conversation also covers the evolution of containerization and Kubernetes, highlighting their roles in modern network automation. Tom also encourages... Read more »
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    45 mins
  • PP047: Why Packet Analysis (and Wireshark) Should Be In Your Security Toolkit

    PP047: Why Packet Analysis (and Wireshark) Should Be In Your Security Toolkit
    Jan 28 2025
    Don’t underestimate the value of packet analysis in your security strategy. And if you’re analyzing packets, the open-source Wireshark software is a go-to tool. On today’s episode, we talk with Chris Greer, a Wireshark trainer and consultant specializing in packet analysis. Chris explains the critical role of packet analysis in cybersecurity, particularly in threat hunting... Read more »
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    43 mins
  • NB511: Cisco Sells Security Blanket for AI Nightmares; Stratoshark Captures System Calls

    NB511: Cisco Sells Security Blanket for AI Nightmares; Stratoshark Captures System Calls
    Jan 28 2025
    Take a Network Break! We start with critical vulnerabilities affecting the Android OS, Cisco Meeting Management, and SonicWall, and then discuss a report that tens of thousands of Fortinet security appliances still haven’t been patched despite active exploits. Palo Alto Networks releases an open API to make it easier for developers to access Quantum Random... Read more »
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    38 mins
  • HN765: Telecom In the Bahamas: Lessons In Resiliency

    HN765: Telecom In the Bahamas: Lessons In Resiliency
    Jan 24 2025
    Many of us have had network design discussions relating to natural disasters. What if a fire comes through? Or a flood? For most of us, those discussions don’t feel overly worthy of our attention. Yes, we should think about it. Yes, we should plan for it. If we’re really serious, we’ll even dust off the... Read more »
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    53 mins
  • TNO013: How Do We Apply DevOps to Traditional Networking?

    TNO013: How Do We Apply DevOps to Traditional Networking?
    Jan 24 2025
    Can we map DevOps principles and practices to network operations? Should we? On today’s show, we talk with Williams Collins and Eyvonne Sharp to understand DevOps both culturally and practically. We also discuss the challenges of applying DevOps to network operations. We look at lightweight options such as starting small, having a centralized source of... Read more »
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    39 mins