Podcast
The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods
Hosted by Packet Pushers · EN
Everything we offer in one high bandwidth output queue. New content every weekday. High priority, low latency, jitter free. Too much technology would never be enough.
132episodes
Episodes
Newest firstAll episodes
TCG079: Why Your State File is Actually a Distributed Systems Problem
5d ago00:47:39Tap to summarizeMalcolm Matalka joins William and Eyvonne to challenge the narrative that Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is dead. Malcolm argues that the real value of IaC was never the syntax, but state and governance. Together they examine whether the state was a file problem at all, or a distributed systems problem in a JSON costume. Episode... Read more »
Transcribe →NAN126: Fine-Tuning Open Source LLMs for Network Engineering
5d ago00:43:58Tap to summarizeEric welcomes Eduard Dulharu, a veteran network architect and the Founder and CTO of vExpertAI, to talk about how agentic AI, open-source LLMs, and digital twins are changing network operations. Eduard discusses the rapid evolution of generative AI, draws parallels between AI’s current limitations and early network protocols such as Spanning Tree, talks about why... Read more »
Transcribe →D2DO306: Platform Engineering in the Agentic Era (Sponsored)
5d ago00:50:51Tap to summarizePlatform engineering forms the foundation for developers to build on, and you shouldn’t be surprised that folks from VMware have been thinking about platforms for a long time. In today’s episode, sponsored by Broadcom, Ned and Kyler discuss the current state and future of platform engineering with guests Jad El-Zein and Myles Gray. They cover... Read more »
Transcribe →PP116: News Roundup—FortiBleed Reveals Password Cracking Is Alive and Kicking, Accenture Goes All-In on OT, and More
6d ago00:50:17Tap to summarizeLooks like it’s going to be a long, hot cybersec summer. The latest news roundup covers how Microsoft 365 Copilot got turned into a data exfiltration tool, why the FortiBleed attack is about much more than compromised firewalls, and how North Korea exploited a single npm maintainer account to poison more than a hundred software... Read more »
Transcribe →HS137: Did AI Turn “Everybody Codes” into “Nobody Codes”?
6d ago00:38:23Tap to summarize“Everybody codes” was an enterprise buzzword. In this era of AI vibe-coding and single-use coding, should everyone code? Should anyone code? John and Johna talk about enterprise strategies with respect to coding in the AI era, including what expertise to look for in employees. AdSpot Sponsor: Meter Meter delivers full-stack networking—wired, wireless, and cellular—to leading... Read more »
Transcribe →NB581: Brute Force Password Attack Bleeds Fortinet; US Sued Over AI Model Order
1w ago00:22:22Tap to summarizeOn this week’s Network Break, Johna Johnson and Scott Robohn start with a serious vulnerability in IBM’s Langflow open source software. On the news front, a massive breach of tens of thousands of Fortinet firewalls exposes some of the world’s biggest companies, the US government gets sued over an order to shut down powerful AI... Read more »
Transcribe →HN833: The State of Packet Pushers 2026
1w ago01:12:47Tap to summarizeEthan and Drew gather the rest of the Packet Pushers team to discuss the State of the Packet Pushers Network. Together they provide a behind the scenes look into current initiatives like adding video and raising the standards of our audio. They also share the details of the workflows behind all your favorite shows and... Read more »
Transcribe →N4N059: Twisted Pair Cabling
2w ago00:57:12Tap to summarizeCopper twisted pair cabling serves as a fundamental component of Ethernet infrastructure and Ethan and Holly are here to break down how it works. They discuss the technical differences between cabling categories, how wire twisting cancels out electromagnetic interference, and share practical guidance on installation standards and testing methodologies. Episode Links: Watch this episode on... Read more »
Transcribe →IPB203: The Death of NAT
2w ago00:26:33Tap to summarizeNetwork Address Translation (NAT), a foundational element of IPv4, faces critical reassessment as IPv6 deployment shifts the landscape. Ed and Tom evaluate the evolving role of NAT, questioning whether traditional translation models remain necessary when stateful packet inspection offers more robust, transparent security solutions. Episode Links: “Fanboy” series – IPv6 and NATs – YouTube
Transcribe →D2DO305: Scaling Human Connection in Tech Communities
2w ago00:41:14Tap to summarizeKyler and Ned are joined by former AWS Community Program Manager Jason Dunn to discuss what it takes to build and maintain a thriving tech community. Jason shares his “benevolent dictatorship” philosophy on community management, emphasizing the importance of authentic human connections. They also explore how AI can empower non-technical individuals to build custom solutions... Read more »
Transcribe →