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HN794: How the Bundle Protocol Enables Interplanetary Networking

August 29, 2025 1:03:33 10.86 MB ( 113.24 MB less) Downloads: 0

How might we get network traffic from Earth to a lunar base? Or Mars? Or to spaceships carrying astronauts or probes exploring space? And how do we get it back? The problem, among other things, is latency. The answer isn’t TCP/IP. The answer is…complicated. On today’s Heavy Networking we explore the challenges of getting packets... Read more »

TNO040: From ARPANET to the Stars: Vint Cerf on the Past and Future of the Internet

August 29, 2025 1:14:22 12.43 MB ( 166.04 MB less) Downloads: 0

Vint Cerf, widely recognized as one of the fathers of the Internet, is today’s special guest on Total Network Operations. He currently serves as Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google. His pioneering work began back in the 1960’s when he was involved in the ARPANET project. Alongside Bob Kahn, Vint co-invented the TCP/IP... Read more »

N4N037: IPsec Basics

August 28, 2025 58:11 11.17 MB ( 44.67 MB less) Downloads: 0

It’s time to talk crypto. No, not the Bitcoin kind. Ethan and Holly introduce the basics of IPsec, the protocol that authenticates and encrypts traffic between endpoints. They discuss what it is, how it provides trustworthiness and secrecy to IP traffic, and common use cases. They review the different types of IPsec protocols and modes,... Read more »

D2DO280: Architect for Your AI Success With F5 and MinIO (Sponsored)

August 27, 2025 34:33 5.84 MB ( 77.07 MB less) Downloads: 0

In the changing landscape of AI data infrastructure, F5 and MinIO are partnering on a solution that brings together the best of each company. This solution bookends the AI stack—it uses F5 for reliable, secure, and observable data delivery and MinIO’s AIStor for storage of all data types. The goal is to help organizations be... Read more »

NB540: PQE In PAN-OS; FBI Warns 7-Year Old Cisco Bug Under Attack

August 25, 2025 47:16 8.94 MB ( 36.43 MB less) Downloads: 0

Take a Network Break! We double-dip on red alerts as the FBI warns that Russian state hackers are targeting a seven-year-old vulnerability on Cisco IOS and IOS-XE devices (a patch has been available for seven years), and a compromised XZ Utils backdoor is still lurking in some Docker images. Palo Alto Networks has added support... Read more »

HN793: A Deep Dive Into High-Performance Switch Memory

August 22, 2025 1:34:35 15.84 MB ( 74.95 MB less) Downloads: 0

Today’s episode is all about high-performance memory in switches. We dig into the differences among TCAM, SRAM, DRAM, and HBM, and all the complex tradeoffs that go into allocating memory resources to networking functions. If you’ve ever had to select a Switching Database Manager template or done similar operations on a switch, this is your... Read more »

TNO039: Demystifying AI Adoption for Networkers (Sponsored)

August 22, 2025 58:49 10.77 MB ( 130.39 MB less) Downloads: 0

On today’s Total Network Operations we talk through the adoption of AI in network operations with John Capobianco, Head of DevRel at Selector. Selector is the sponsor of today’s episode. John walks us through his career journey as a network engineer, and describes the moment where he realized that AI was going to change how... Read more »

NAN098: Democratizing the Learning Environment for Network Engineers

August 20, 2025 52:33 9.06 MB ( 117.04 MB less) Downloads: 0

Democratizing the learning environment is a passion for Deepak Ahuja.  So much so, he founded CloudMyLab, a company that provides hands-on, cloud-based labs and networking environments. His goal is to offer an affordable lab-as-a-service for two groups of people: network engineers seeking certifications, and network engineers and automators that need a place to safely test... Read more »

PP075: Kernel Vs. User Mode In Endpoint Security Software

August 19, 2025 43:39 7.54 MB ( 97.2 MB less) Downloads: 0

Microsoft is rethinking allowing endpoint security software to run in the Windows kernel (including third-party and Microsoft’s own endpoint security software). While there are benefits to running security software in the kernel, there are also serious downsides (see the CrowdStrike outage). Dan Massameno joins JJ and Drew on Packet Protector to talk about the role... Read more »

NB539: Boom Times for Arista; SonicWall Offers $200K Firewall Warranty

August 18, 2025 31:03 5.28 MB ( 24.53 MB less) Downloads: 0

Take a Network Break! We start with critical vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and Fortinet’s FortiSIEM. On the news front, SonicWall announces Gen8 firewalls plus a $200,000 warranty for customers that sign on to SonicWall’s Managed Protection Security Suite. IBM Cloud suffers its fourth major outage since May of this year, SASE vendor... Read more »

HN792: Understanding Agentic AI for Network Operations (Sponsored)

August 15, 2025 45:43 43.88 MB Downloads: 0

LLMs and AI-powered chatbots are becoming a regular feature of network operations tools and vendor product portfolios. Now the next iteration of AI in network ops and automation is likely to be agentic. On today’s Heavy Networking, sponsored by HPE Juniper Networking, we talk about what agentic AI actually means, how AI agents will accomplish... Read more »

TNO038: Building Things That People Will Use – ARPANET History with Jack Haverty

August 15, 2025 1:18:28 75.32 MB Downloads: 0

Building things for people to use has been our guest’s goal since entering university in the 1960s. Total Network Operations is delighted to welcome Jack Haverty, who’s been instrumental in ARPANET operations and innovation, the development of TCP, and more. He takes us through the history of the internet from the early days of ARPANET,... Read more »

N4N036: OSPF Area Types

August 14, 2025 1:08:51 66.08 MB Downloads: 0

Ethan and Holly bring you the last installment of the OSPF series discussing OSPF area types. They discuss why OSPF areas exist, do a quick recap of what OSPF areas actually are, and then introduce the different types of OSPF areas.  Lastly, see if you can answer Ethan’s rapid-fire OSPF questions. Episode Transcript: This episode... Read more »

D2DO279: Herding the Agentic Geese

August 13, 2025 40:33 79.65 MB Downloads: 0

Developers Rizel Scarlett and Ian Douglas join Ned and Kyler to talk about building an AI agent. Rizel and Ian work at Block, where they’re part of a team building an agent called Goose. They talk about what the agent does, building challenges, observability, and more. They also dive into topics such as how using AI... Read more »

PP074: News Roundup – Microsoft Dumps Digital Escorts; Palo Alto Bundles Billions Aboard CyberArk

August 12, 2025 42:35 102.21 MB Downloads: 0

Packet Protector goes global for today’s security news roundup. Microsoft discontinues a program in which engineers in China supported the US Department of Defense’s cloud infrastructure (with the help of US ‘digital escorts’), Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC fires several employees over allegations of attempted theft of sensitive tech, an Arizona woman gets 8 years in prison... Read more »