March 28, 2025 | Opinion
The Signal In The Slop
Ethan Banks
I'm sick of hearing about AI, but I'm trying to find the signal in the slop. I believe it's there.
READ MOREMarch 25, 2025 | Opinion
Versa Networks’ Sovereign SASE Extends Its Market Reach, But Is It Still SASE?
Drew Conry-Murray
Versa Networks presented about its Sovereign SASE offering at Network Field Day 37 in March 2025. I was a virtual delegate. Here’s what I took away from their presentation. (BTW,…
READ MOREMarch 12, 2025 | News & Analysis
Worried About Supply Chain Attacks? Karambit Hunts for Software Behaving Badly
Drew Conry-Murray
Karambit tackles software supply chain risks by analyzing commercial and open-source software for indicators of malicious behavior. It can also compare software updates over time to look for changes that…
READ MOREMarch 10, 2025 | Startup
WayFi Wireless Provides Seamless Cellular Coverage Via Wi-Fi Passpoint
Ethan Banks
WayFi Wireless is all about enabling your Wi-Fi network with Passpoint to create a frictionless guest network experience. No captive portal. No punching in of Wi-Fi passwords to facilitate the…
READ MOREMarch 5, 2025 | Career
Landing Your First Network Engineering Role
Ethan Banks
Landing your first role as a network engineer isn't just about technology. It's also about your human network & broader skill set.
READ MOREMarch 3, 2025 | Good to Know
Routing Forwarding Engines: Part 4 – Discarding, Punting, and DPDK
Russ White
What happens if a network device ingests a packet that the Forwarding Engine (FE) cannot process for some reason? Russ White describes two options--discarding and punting--and explains how DPDK can…
READ MOREFebruary 27, 2025 | News & Analysis
Juniper Brings Mist AI To Routing And Opens Door To Third-Party LLMs
Drew Conry-Murray
Juniper Networks is incorporating Mist AI capabilities and intent-based optimization into its Paragon routing automation software. The company is also supporting third-party LLMs to allow customers to interact via natural…
READ MOREFebruary 27, 2025 | Good to Know
MTU Deep Dive, Part 3
Dan Massameno
In Part 1 of this blog we defined our four rules of proper design around MTU. In Part 2 we saw some pitfalls to the default configurations produced by some…
READ MOREFebruary 25, 2025 | News & Analysis
Aryaka SASE Adds AI-Based Threat Detection With Human Validation
Drew Conry-Murray
SASE vendor Aryaka has launched a new offering called AI>Observe that uses AI to provide threat monitoring, threat detection, and predictive security monitoring for Aryaka’s SASE customers. AI>Observe is an…
READ MOREFebruary 21, 2025 | Good to Know
MTU Deep Dive, Part 2
Dan Massameno
This is Part 2 of a multi-part series on MTU issues, how they manifest themselves in modern networks, and how to design around problems. In Part 1 we cataloged what…
READ MOREFebruary 21, 2025 | Good to Know
MTU Deep Dive, Part 1
Dan Massameno
This is a three-part blog covering modern MTU problems and how to avoid them. We’ll start with a taxonomy of problems that can happen and develop four rules to avoid…
READ MOREFebruary 21, 2025 | How-To
How To Enable YAML Linting In Vim On Ubuntu
Ethan Banks
1. sudo apt install vim-ale 2. edit /etc/vim/vimrc 3. Append packadd! ale to the " Plugins section 4. Go forth with vim linting!
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