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Thinking About SDN Packet Processing: You’re the One Talking to a Fish

6 June 2013 by Steven Iveson 4 Comments

Barbie films (yes, I really am talking about Barbie in a network blog post) are a big hit with my kids, and surprisingly with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, SDN Tagged With: firewall, network, network security, networking, openflow, packet pushers, SDN, security, virtualization

The Attributes of a Great CLI

5 June 2013 by Steven Iveson 14 Comments

So, there I was, innocently browsing the OpenDaylight wiki after listening to Show 148 – Talking With OpenDaylight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, SDN, Virtualization Tagged With: cli, management, network, Network management, networking, opendaylight, packet pushers, SDN

Fun With Unmanaged Switches + Port Security

4 June 2013 by Matthew Mengel 8 Comments

I've just passed a year of my job working at a smallish non-profit, and one part that I really am enjoying is passing on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Security, Switching Tagged With: cisco, network, security, troubleshooting

You’ve Changed – SDN’s Casualties

3 June 2013 by Steven Iveson 10 Comments

I've a few things to thank Ivan for this last week. First off, this post led me to some great career-related articles and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, SDN, Virtualization, Work Life Tagged With: career, network, networking, packet pushers, SDN, virtualization, worklife

Information Hoarders

31 May 2013 by Mrs. Y 10 Comments

I make no secret of my love for Seth Godin and his amazing insight into the world. Besides being a marketing genius, he's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Network Management, Work Life Tagged With: management, mrs. y, network, Network management, network security, networking, worklife

Programming 101 for Network Engineers – Basic Language Elements & Concepts 2

23 May 2013 by Steven Iveson 6 Comments

Welcome to the fourth part of the Programming 101 for Network Engineers series and part two of the Basic Language Elements … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Network Management, SDN Tagged With: network, networking, packet pushers, programming, SDN, virtualization

SDN: Savior or Grifter?

21 May 2013 by Mrs. Y 9 Comments

Grift's like anything else, Roy. You don't stand still. You either go up or down. Usually down, sooner or later. Lilly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, SDN Tagged With: mrs. y, network, Network management, network security, networking, SDN, wireless, worklife

Interop: Firewalls, Booth Babes and Unicorn Poop

12 May 2013 by Mrs. Y 1 Comment

Now that I've returned from the whirlwind that was Interop Las Vegas, I thought I'd share some thoughts about my experience … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, SDN, Security, Work Life Tagged With: cisco, data center, firewall, firewalls, management, mrs. y, network, network security, networking, SDN, security, tech field day, worklife

Healthy Paranoia Show 12: The Saga of Terry Childs

2 May 2013 by Mrs. Y 4 Comments

Announcing the latest episode of Healthy Paranoia from Mrs. Y featuring the case of Terry Childs, the infamous former Network … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy Paranoia, Podcasts Tagged With: cisco, mrs. y, network, Network management, network security, networking, security, worklife

Using IP SLA Delay Feature to Safely Monitor Lossy Links

22 March 2013 by Charles Galler 4 Comments

IP SLA is a great feature if you want to add some automation and intelligence into the network. SLA is no SDN/OpenFlow, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Network Management, Routing Tagged With: cisco, cisco ios, Failover, ip sla, monitoring, network, networking, Redundancy, routing, troubleshooting

Show 132 – Spirent Axon Test Gear – Sponsored

16 January 2013 by Greg Ferro 3 Comments

Introducing the Spirent Axon network testing tool for real engineers that delivers proactive testing and validation for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weekly Shows Tagged With: axon, bandwidth, network, qos, spirent, Testing

Healthy Paranoia Show 7: 802.1X; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

25 December 2012 by Mrs. Y 8 Comments

Just when you thought the Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Christmas couldn't get any better, Healthy Paranoia's Mrs. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy Paranoia, Podcasts Tagged With: 802.1x, mrs. y, network, network security, networking, packet pushers podcast, podcast, wireless

Ode to a Network Engineer (in the Style of Bukowski)*

29 November 2012 by Mrs. Y 7 Comments

You are not a technical sink. You are not an infant made to passively suck up the pabulum from a vendor. Do your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Security, Work Life Tagged With: Employment, healthy paranoia, mrs. y, network, network security, networking, security, worklife

Healthy Paranoia Show 6: Once Upon a Time, There Was Virtualization…

17 November 2012 by Mrs. Y 3 Comments

Yes boys and girls, today we tell a story of clouds. The Packetpushers attack the subject of virtualization security. You'll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy Paranoia, Podcasts Tagged With: cloud, data center, data centre, design, firewall, firewalls, mrs. y, network, network security, networking, podcast, virtualization, vmware

Practical Visibility Fabric – Part 1

15 October 2012 by Jason Presnell 1 Comment

Men have become the tools of their tools. - Henry David Thoreau This will be a three part series. This first article will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Network Management Tagged With: cisco, data center, design, gigamon, management, network, Network management, packet capture, span, switching, visibility fabric

Who is Greg Ferro?

Greg Ferro is a Network Engineer/Architect, mostly focussed on Data Centre, Security Infrastructure, and recently Virtualization. He has over 20 years in IT, in wide range of employers working as a freelance consultant including Finance, Service Providers and Online Companies. He is CCIE#6920 and has a few ideas about the world, but not enough to really count.

He is a host on the Packet Pushers Podcast, blogger at EtherealMind.com and on Twitter @etherealmind and Google Plus.

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Who is Ethan Banks?

Ethan Banks, CCIE #20655, is a hands-on networking practitioner who has designed, built and maintained networks for higher education, state government, financial institutions, and technology corporations. Ethan is a host of the Packet Pushers Podcast, which has seen over one million unique downloads, and today reaches a global audience of over ten thousand listeners. Also a writer, Ethan covers network engineering and the networking industry for a variety of IT publications. He is also the editor for the independent community of bloggers at PacketPushers.net. Follow @ecbanks.