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Greg Ferro, Ethan Banks, Drew Conry-Murray, Chris Wahl, Scott Lowe


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    TNO031: Attracting New Talent to Networking, Pairing Dev With NetOps, and More With Justin Ryburn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 45:22


    Total Networks Operations sits down with Justin Ryburn for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the networking industry. Topics including how to attract new talent to network engineering and network operations; getting literate in DevOps/infrastructure tools such as GitHub, Terraform, and Python; pairing Dev and NetOps to maximize domain expertise; integrating tools and trying... Read more »

    IPB176: How to Number Point-to-Point Links

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 27:46


    Let’s chat about point-to-point links. On today’s episode we cover what should and shouldn’t be done, and discuss why following RFC's doesn't always get you to the right place. We dig into questions including: Don't we just use link-local addresses for point-to-points? Shouldn't we assign a /127, just like we do a /31 in IPv4?... Read more »

    N4N028: The Wide World of WANs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 61:13


    We wanted to do an episode on SD-WAN, but realized we needed to set the stage for how wide-area networking developed. That’s why today’s episode is a history lesson of the Wide Area Network (WAN). We talk about how WANs emerged, public and private WANs, how WANs connect to LANs and data centers, the care... Read more »

    HW053: Ubiquiti in the Enterprise

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 22:29


    Ubiquiti is known primarily for wireless equipment for residential and small business use, but it can be a player in the enterprise world.  On today’s show, we talk with Darrell DeRosia, Sr. Director, Network & Infrastructure Services with the Memphis Grizzlies, about how he provides that connectivity for the FedEx Forum, home to the Memphis... Read more »

    D2DO273: Azure VNets Don't Exist

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 39:45


    Cloud networks aren’t like traditional data center networks, so applying a traditional network design to the cloud probably isn’t the best idea. On today’s Day Two Cloud, guest Aidan Finn guides us through significant differences between Microsoft Azure networking and on-prem data center networks. For instance, subnets don’t segment hosts, network security groups do; every... Read more »

    PP064: How Aviatrix Tackles Multi-Cloud Security Challenges (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 42:51


    Aviatrix is a cloud network security company that helps you secure connectivity to and among public and private clouds. On today’s Packet Protector, sponsored by Aviatrix, we get details on how Aviatrix works, and dive into a new feature called the Secure Network Supervisor Agent. This tool uses AI to help you monitor and troubleshoot... Read more »

    NB528: IP Fabric Adds Firewall Rule Simulation; Extreme Networks Debuts Agentic AI in Platform ONE

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 27:43


    Take a Network Break! We begin with a Red Alert for critical vulnerabilities Kubernetes Gardener. Up next, a threat actor has been squatting on unused CNAME records to distribute malware and spam, and IP Fabric rolls out a new firewall rule simulation capability to let administrators test the effect of firewall rules on traffic patterns.... Read more »

    HN782: Netris Meets Your Network Automation Challenges in AI Data Centers (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 58:33


    Netris is tackling the issue of automating multi-tenancy in an AI data center. Netris has your answer to this challenge, and it's a solution certified to work with NVIDIA. We're going to get into the nuts and bolts of Netris network automation with Alex Saroyan, CEO and co-founder of Netris. Along the way, we will... Read more »

    TNO030: The Backbone of AI: Data Center Ops in the Age of Explosive Growth (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 52:58


    Data Center construction has reached an incredible pace over the last few years with implications on NetOps and operations of all kinds.  Today we with talk with sponsor Siemon regarding the state of data centers, past, present and future.  We explore legacy data centers and how they are evolving to work in today’s environments.  We... Read more »

    TL014: Scaling Your Leadership with Dr. Brad Topol

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 41:28


    On today’s episode, we are  joined by Dr. Brad Topol, Distinguished Engineer and Director of Open Source Technologies at IBM, to talk about how to scale your leadership.   We explore the process of how he went from individual contributor to distinguished engineer to director and executive. We chat about how you build a career... Read more »

    N4N027: Tunneling Quirks & Features

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 48:42


    On today’s show, we’re going to dig deeper into tunnels and explore some of the quirks and features of tunnels. This week we’ll discuss maximum transmission units (MTUs), maximum segment size, IP fragmentation and more.  Today’s bonus material is more RFCs – RFC 4821 and RFC 8899. Episode Links: What Is a Tunnel? – N... Read more »

    0521 NAN092: From Stealth to Scale – Decoding Network Data Management with Damian Garros

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 43:29


    Damien Garros, CEO and co-founder of OpsMill is with us once again for today’s podcast. Since we last spoke with Damien, OpsMill has emerged from stealth mode and is making progress as one of the leaders in network source of truth in the field. Today, we’ll talk through the progress Infrahub has made and get... Read more »

    PP063: Wi-Fi Security and AI in the WLAN at Mobility Field Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 52:57


    Wireless security takes center stage in this episode of Packet Protector. Jennifer Minella and guests discuss “secure by default” efforts by WLAN vendors; the current state of PSK, SAE, and WPA3; NAC and zero trust; more WLAN vendors adding AI to their products (or at least their messaging); and more. Jennifer is joined by Jonathan... Read more »

    0520 HS104: How Long Should Your Planning Horizon Be?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 28:56


    How far ahead should you plan, and what things belong in your strategic plan? Conventional wisdom holds that a 3-year planning horizon is “about right”–but in a period of rapid technical and geopolitical change (such as we're arguably in right now) does that go too far out, particularly when agile methodologies recommend shorter action plans... Read more »

    NB527: AWS Releases AI Agent for VMware Migration; Cisco Bullish On Customer AI Spending

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 42:36


    Take a Network Break! Guest co-host Tom Hollingsworth steps in for Johna Johnson. We start with Google patching a significant Chrome vulnerability and de-elevating Chrome running with admin rights when it launches on Windows. On the news front, we discuss a report, unconfirmed as of recording time, that Arista is acquiring VeloCloud, then discuss Broadcom... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Nix AI Risks With Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS, Prisma Access Browser (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 15:05


    AI is no longer on the horizon. It's part of how people and products work today. And as AI finds its way into more business applications and processes, it can create new risks. On today's Tech Bytes, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we talk about how Palo Alto Networks is addressing those risks so that... Read more »

    HN781: CCIE Service Provider Free Workbook & Track Update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 59:13


    While studying for the CCIE Service Provider certification, Andrew Ohanian assembled a workbook to help him prepare. It’s packed with lab exercises, and Andrew has turned it into a free Web resource that anyone can access. On today’s Heavy Networking, we talk with Andrew about what’s in the guide, the state of the CCIE SP,... Read more »

    TNO029: The Power of Curiosity With Michael Costello

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 45:41


    Michael Costello shares his career journey on today’s Total Network Operations. Currently on the Board of Directors at NANOG and a Distinguished Engineer at Saviynt, Michael talks about his early days learning the ropes as a junior network engineer, trying to start an ISP, his stint in graduate school, and a very interesting role at... Read more »

    IPB175: IPv6 Basics – Link-Local Addresses

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 23:08


    Our IPv6 Basics series continues with link-local addresses. Link-local addresses are unicast addresses used for addressing on a single link. The intent of link-local addresses is to let devices that may not have a router or global unicast address allocation mechanism still be able to communicate on a network segment. On today’s show we dig... Read more »

    N4N026: What Is a Tunnel?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 53:43


    Let’s dig into tunnels. While some network engineers may want to quibble, a tunnel is when you put one packet inside of another packet to carry it across a network (frames also come into the picture, so hold off on your follow-ups for now). On today’s N Is For Networking, Ethan and Holly explore this... Read more »

    D2DO272: The Physics of DevOps

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 39:37


    How do you measure developer performance and productivity? On today’s Day Two DevOps, we look at different methods with guest Laura Tacho, the CTO at DX. We explore industry benchmarks such as the DORA report, SPACE, and DevEx. Laura also introduces us to Core 4, a project she’s been working on that provides a new... Read more »

    PP062: Hunting for Host Security and Performance Issues with Stratoshark

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 33:45


    Stratoshark is a new tool from the Wireshark Foundation that analyzes system calls on a host. Network, security, and application teams can use Stratoshark to diagnose performance issues and investigate behavior that may indicate malware or other compromises of the host. On today’s Packet Protector we talk with Gerald Combs of the Wireshark Foundation about... Read more »

    HW052: How Capable Is My Wi-Fi Client?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 24:13


    Today on Heavy Wireless we welcome Francois Verges, who designed a database tool to help Wi-Fi engineers easily find client device capabilities. It provides quick access to key specs like data rates, Wi-Fi versions, and vendor documentation. It’s designed to be a go-to option when looking for Wi-Fi client specifications. We discuss why he developed... Read more »

    NB526: Cisco Unveils Quantum Networking Prototype; Arista Earns Record Revenues

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 38:47


    Take a Network Break! We start with follow-up from a listener on the best way to listen to our podcast that helps the most. The answer? Any listen on any platform helps. Even better is to tell a friend! We discuss two critical security issues. First, CISA adds active exploits against known SonicWall vulnerabilities to... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Sharpen Your Wireshark Skills at SharkFest'25 US (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 12:53


    SharkFest is the twice-yearly conference where Wireshark users and trainers gather to learn, share, and improve their packet and protocol analysis skills. The US version of SharkFest’25 is June 14 -19 in Richmond, VA. Gerald Combs of the Wireshark Foundation is here to tell us about why this live event needs to be on your... Read more »

    HN780: The Whys and Hows of Automated Network Testing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 63:53


    On today’s Heavy Networking we talk with Dan Wade about testing the network, inspired by Dan’s talk at AutoCon 2: “Step 0: Test the Network.” We discuss why testing is a good idea, and then explore four types of network testing, including unit tests and integration tests. We dig into Yang, RESTCONF, NETCONF and gNMI... Read more »

    TNO028: Move From Monitoring to Full Internet Stack Observability: New Strategies for NetOps (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 52:35


    Network monitoring, Internet monitoring, and observability are all key components of NetOps. We speak with sponsor Catchpoint to understand how Catchpoint can help network operators proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact customers. We discuss past and current network monitoring strategies and the challenges that operators face with both on-prem and cloud monitoring, along... Read more »

    TL013: The Process Communication Model: An Algorithm for Effective Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 37:59


    On this episode of Technically Leadership, we’re joined by Aleksandra Lemańska to learn about the Process Communication Model (PCM), a framework for enhancing communication. Alex calls PCM an algorithm for people, and it can be useful for improving interactions with engineers and technical folks operating in high-stress environments. We talk about how PCM works, understanding... Read more »

    N4N025: DHCP – Someone Get Me an Address!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 56:43


    The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) assigns an IP address to a host that joins a network, along with other information necessary for the host to communicate. DHCP also has more to it, so this week’s episode is meant to be a solid introduction to this essential network protocol. We first discuss what it is... Read more »

    NAN091: The Future of Autonomous Networking With Jeff Doyle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 46:52


    Today’s guest is Jeff Doyle, an expert in the networking industry with over 30 years of experience as a consultant, instructor, architect, author, and speaker. Eric chats with Jeff about his background and how he got into networking (spoiler: it was not a computer science degree!). The conversation explores Jeff’s current work and delves into... Read more »

    PP061: Comparing Breach Reports, RSAC 2025 Highlights, and a Security Awareness Soapbox

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 35:36


    New breach reports show threat actor dwell times are dropping significantly. It’s a positive development, but there is a caveat. We discuss this caveat and other findings from the 2025 editions of the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report and the Google M-Trends Report. We also get highlights from the 2025 RSA Conference, and JJ gets... Read more »

    HS103: Why IT Is Like Ultimate Frisbee

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 25:51


    It's all well and good to develop a technology strategy, articulate and document the strategy, and agree (supposedly) on that strategy. But what do you do when one or more of the tech teams act in apparent opposition to the strategy? John and Johna discuss why this happens and what questions you need to ask... Read more »

    NB525: Cisco, IBM Recruit AI for Threat Response; HPE Air-Gaps Private Clouds

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 31:46


    Take a Network Break! This week we catch up on the Airborne vulnerabilities affecting Apple’s AirPlay protocol and SDK, and get an update on active exploits against an SAP NetWeaver vulnerability–a patch is available, so get fixing if you haven’t already. Palo Alto Networks launches the AIRS platform to address AI threats in the enterprise,... Read more »

    HN779: Do We Really Need the Modern Networking Stack?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 55:15


    On today's Heavy Networking, a roundtable panel considers whether a modern network needs to be built around underlays and overlays. This isn't just Ethan yelling at clouds. This is a legitimate question pondering the real-world value of an overlay/underlay approach. Is overlay everywhere overkill, or is that the architecture we need to deliver a safe,... Read more »

    TNO027: Seeing the Internet With Doug Madory

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 53:02


    Doug Madory has been called “The Man Who Can See the Internet.” Doug has developed a reputation for identifying significant developments in the global layout of the internet. He joins us today to discuss his role in analyzing internet data to identify trends and insights. He shares his journey from a data QA position to... Read more »

    IPB174: How Enterprise IPv6 Requirements Are Shaping Microsoft Windows

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 38:44


    Today we talk with Tommy Jensen, a Senior Technical PM Strategist at Microsoft, about IPv6 support in Windows. Tommy shares what he hears from enterprises that are moving toward IPv6-mostly, strategies for dealing with older applications and devices that expect IPv4, and how the customer conversations he's having about IPv6 now are more engaged and... Read more »

    N4N024: DNS Security, Record Types, and Reverse DNS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 49:19


    This week we continue with DNS. In our last episode we covered the basics; today we expand our scope to cover topics such as security for DNS, reverse DNS, and DNS record types. For dessert this week, a serving of Raspberry Pi and Happy Eyeballs. Episode Links: DNS: Turning Names into Numbers – N Is... Read more »

    D2DO271: Public Vs. Private Cloud In 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 38:33


    The shine has been coming off public cloud for awhile. Cloud costs remain high, complexity is growing, and public cloud interoperability is difficult. And while there’s talk about moving back to private cloud, that migration presents its own costs and complexities. To help us navigate the challenge that is cloud in 2025, we welcome Mark... Read more »

    PP060: Subsea Cables and the Watery Risks to Critical Infrastructure

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 44:43


    Submarine cables are a hidden wonder. These fiber optic bundles carry data and voice traffic around the world and serve as critical global links for communication and commerce. Today on Packet Protector, guest Andy Champagne dives into the history of submarine cables, the technological and operational advancements that allow voice and data to travel hundreds... Read more »

    HS102: IT's Role In AI (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 40:40


    AI can impact an enterprise in several ways: making individuals more productive, making products and services more effective, and making it easier for customers and partners to do business. IT plays a critical role in enabling AI to have these impacts. On today’s sponsored Heavy Strategy, Cisco CIO Fletcher Previn explains how to locate AI use... Read more »

    HW051: How Wi-Fi Devices Handle Roaming On 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz Bands

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 22:32


    Today on Heavy Wireless we welcome Jerry Olla to give us details from his talk “Roaming Wars: How Wi-Fi Devices Handle 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz”. Jerry tested the roaming behavior of popular Wi-Fi clients across 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz. He explains his testing protocol and results, and answers questions such as whether tri-band... Read more »

    NB524: Forward Networks Adds Endpoint Discovery; Intel Forecasts Q2 Layoffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 24:10


    Take a Network Break! We start with a Red Alert for SAP NetWeaver's Visual Composer Metadata Uploader, and then dive into a new endpoint discovery feature from Forward Networks, and Ericsson adding clientless ZTNA to its SASE offering. Aviatrix adds a Secure NAT Gateway for Microsoft Azure as a way to help Azure customers navigate... Read more »

    TNO026: Gain Confidence in AI for NetOps with Juniper Networks (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 53:58


    Confidence in a new technology is one of the greatest barriers to adoption of that technology. If you don’t believe it will improve your NetOps, why would you adopt it? This is especially true of AI products. On today’s show, we’re joined by Bob Friday, Chief AI Officer of Mist/Juniper to make the case for... Read more »

    HN778: Understanding Model Context Protocol (MCP) with Selector (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 50:47


    Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a very new protocol that provides a standard way to link AI models to a variety of data sources and tools. As the industry heads toward agentic AI–in which an AI agent interacts with disparate applications, data sources, and other agents to achieve a task–MCP provides the protocol glue. On... Read more »

    TL012: Weighing the Cost of Team Interventions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 39:31


    On this episode of Technically Leadership, Chris Leonard joins to talk about the costs of intervention in a team discussion, whether that's to bring a team back to a topic or to make a decision that needs to be made. We discuss hero culture (both in the team and as the leader), imposter syndrome, and... Read more »

    N4N023: DNS – Turning Names Into Numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 48:01


    The Domain Name System (DNS) keeps the Internet running. On today’s N Is For Networking podcast, we talk about how DNS transforms human-readable host names into IP addresses so that Internet traffic can be sent to the right place. We talk about root name servers, Top Level Domains (TLDs), and other elements of the DNS... Read more »

    NAN090: Examining Network Automation's Present and Future With Chris Grundemann

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 45:16


    Today we explore the current state of network automation with Chris Grundemann, a co-founder of Network Automation Forum. Chris gives the history of the Network Automation Forum and AutoCon conference, which aims to blend technology and community. He shares ideas for advancing network automation, and invites other network engineers to participate in shaping the future... Read more »

    D2DO270: Spacelift Is Your Infrastructure Glue (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 39:51


    Working with multiple Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tools can be painful. Spacelift provides a platform that operates on top of disparate IaC tools, including Ansible, Kubernetes, Pulumi, Terraform, and OpenTofu. Spacelift helps build the automation with and between these tools, creating graphs of graphs that make your dependencies just work. On today's show, we talk... Read more »

    PP059: News Roundup – Oracle Plays Breach Word Games, Fast Flux Worries CISA, AI Package Hallucinations, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 34:09


    Once a month, the Packet Protector podcast likes to see what’s going on out there via our news roundup. There’s a lot happening! Today we discuss Fortinet warning that a threat actor has found a way to maintain read-only access on Fortinet devices even if you’ve applied the patch for the original threat. Avanti VPNs... Read more »

    HS101: Time for a Cybersecurity Spring Cleaning?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 31:33


    Most organizations have a long list of security holes in the form of unpatched systems and other known but unresolved vulnerabilities. Is it time to hit the big PAUSE button and fix, patch, or mitigate all of that before we resume deploying new systems (and their accompanying risks)? Join us as we tear into whether... Read more »

    NB523: CVE's Reprieve, Google WAN For Sale, NVIDIA Pledges More US-Made Chips

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 49:46


    Take a Network Break! We start with a red alert for the CVE program, which nearly lost government funding before CISA stepped in, and then raise an alert for a Dpanel vulnerability. Google makes its Cloud WAN available to enterprises and governments that want connectivity options, a US District Court rules Google’s ad business a... Read more »

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