HN830: Tailscale CEO on WireGuard, Zero Trust, and Securing AI (Sponsored)

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   E833 · 26 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

   HN833: The State of Packet Pushers 2026

   Ethan 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 »

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   E832 · 19 Jun 2026 · 46 min

   HN832: AI Agents Are Just Another Tool: How to Integrate With Your Network Automation Strategy (Sponsored)

   AI has complicated network automation. It has created questions: If AI generates code for me, do I need to learn Python? Should I be writing a script to gather network information if I can dispatch an AI agent to gather that information for me instead? What new skills can I skip obtaining if AI stands ... Read more »

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   E831 · 12 Jun 2026 · 56 min

   HN831: The Sum, Not Just the Parts: How and Why to Think Holistically About Your Network

   Your network is an interconnected system. A change you make on one device has consequences beyond that device. Therefore, to do your job well, you must think about the network as a whole. That’s the big idea behind a blog post written by guest Jason Gintert. He joins Ethan and Drew to talk about how ... Read more »

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   E829 · 29 May 2026 · 54 min

   HN829: EVPN/VXLAN Vs. TradCore

   Drew and Ethan sit down with Tony Bourke to determine whether TradCore or EVPN VXLAN is right for your network. Tony is a seasoned instructor in automation, network design, and more. They explore the key factors for choosing a design, including scale and redundancy, operational complexity, and workload mobility. AdSpot Sponsor: Auvik Sponsor Auvik Network ... Read more »

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   E828 · 22 May 2026 · 46 min

   HN828: How Selector Unifies Cloud and On-Prem Network Observability (Sponsored)

   Selector is extending its AI-driven network observability capabilities into public clouds. On today’s sponsored episode, we dig into how Selector gathers and analyzes public cloud network telemetry, how it integrates cloud and on-prem network data to provide end-to-end visibility, how it integrates with third-party Application Performance Monitoring (APM) systems to correlate network and application performance, ... Read more »

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   E827 · 15 May 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

   HN827: When Buffers Attack: Understanding Buffers to Better Diagnose Network Weirdness

   Today’s episode covers buffers, the space between ingress and egress where a packet might have to live for a fraction of a second if the egress port is tied up transmitting other packets. This topic came courtesy of John Howard who joins Drew and Ethan as a co-host to discuss buffers with guest Rob Sherwood. How ... Read more »

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   E845 · 9 Oct 2026 · 59 minNew

   HN845: Real Life Use Cases for BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP)

   Bart Dorlandt discusses the practical applications and architecture of the BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP) for service providers. Bart has developed a BMP application to help his customers monitor BGP. He talks about how he handles data collection, why it’s important to capture pre- and post-policy filtering, how he deals with excessive prefix volumes, future plans ... Read more »

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   E844 · 2 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

   HN844: Multipath Reliable Connection (MRC)

   Today’s show puts the “heavy” in Heavy Networking with a discussion about Multipath Reliable Connection (MRC). MRC is about getting an even distribution of RDMA traffic across equal cost multipath links in massive data centers, and doing so over plain old lossy Ethernet. Ethan, Drew, and guests discuss how packet spraying, resilience to link and ... Read more »

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   E843 · 25 Sep 2026 · 59 min

   HN843: From Network Engineer to Network Architect with Kevin Nanns

   Drew and Ethan talk with Kevin Nanns about his journey from network engineer to network architect. Kevin shares his experience grappling with the shift in responsibilities, increased pressure, and communication and management challenges associated with his new role. They also discuss his content creation work on TikTok and his strategies for translating complex technical concepts ... Read more »

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    E842 · 18 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

    HN842: How Network Engineers Can Prepare for a Post-Quantum World

    Q-Day signals the public emergence of a cryptographically relevant quantum computer that can break public key encryption. The date of Q-Day is unknown but the tech industry is making preparations now. Bill Dockery joins Drew and guest host Scott Robohn to dig into Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC), what network engineers need to know to test ... Read more »

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