Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDNS - Turning Names Into Numbers
Episode 23
The Domain Name System (DNS) keeps the Internet running. On today’s N Is For Networking podcast, we talk about how DNS transforms human-readable host…
1 year, 4 months ago
SNMP Fundamentals
Episode 22
Following last week’s introduction to network monitoring, we discuss the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), one of the most implemented types…
1 year, 4 months ago
Is It the Network? Network Monitoring Basics
Episode 21
How do you know what is happening within your network, especially when something isn’t working? Network monitoring is the answer. On today’s show, we…
1 year, 4 months ago
To Cert Or Not To Cert?
Episode 20
To cert or not to cert? That is the question Holly & Ethan discuss on today’s episode. Will a certification really land you a networking job? Are cer…
1 year, 4 months ago
Howdy, Neighbor! And Other Routing Stuff
Episode 19
In today’s episode, we continue the discussion about routing and routing protocols by focusing on commonalities rather than differences among protoc…
1 year, 5 months ago
RIB vs. FIB & Administrative Distance or Route Preference
Episode 18
Ready for more routing and routing protocols? Today we discuss the roles of the network operating system (NOS), routing protocols, the Routing Inform…
1 year, 5 months ago
Routing Fundamentals
Episode 17
On today’s N Is For Networking, we explore the fundamentals of routing, focusing on layer 3 of the OSI model. We explain the concepts of routers, rou…
1 year, 5 months ago
Routers Are Not Switches...Are They?
Episode 16
The line between switches and routers can get a little blurry. On today’s N Is For Networking, we try to clear things up. We start by defining what a…
1 year, 5 months ago
Spanning Tree Part 3 - Versions, States and Guards
Episode 15
We’re back with the third and last (for now) installment of our spanning tree series. Today’s episode includes an explanation of spanning tree versio…
1 year, 6 months ago
Spanning Tree Part 2 - Root Bridge, Edge Port, Forwarding and Blocking
Episode 14
Welcome to part 2 of our spanning tree series. We start with a quick review and then discuss root bridges, root ports, designated ports, and forwardi…
1 year, 6 months ago