US Robotics Acoustic Coupler
Ahhh… the memories… Back in the day (around 1978), I had one of these beauties. All you had to do was place the telephone handset into those cups (really! [1]), …
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RandomNeuronsFiring.com – now live!
I have reworked my blog so that the primary domain name is “Random Neurons Firing” (instead of the pedestrian richb-hanover.com). Same content, but a better name. I’m also adding a …
RandomNeuronsFiring.com – now live! Read MoreNetflow Collectors for Home Networks
Update – November 2017: Added descriptions for the other tools I had investigated. Update – October 2018: Although it’s not based on Netflow, Al Caughy’s YAMon provides a good view …
Netflow Collectors for Home Networks Read MoreNet Neutrality – Contacting the Congress (update)
The Battle for the Net site https://www.battleforthenet.com/ no longer seems to have the telephone form(!) But… Boing Boing does. Go to https://boingboing.net/. You’ll see a popup window with a place …
Net Neutrality – Contacting the Congress (update) Read MoreMonopoly ISPs are a Fallacy?
Although I usually agree with him, one of my favorite bloggers, Dave Winer, recently said this: One of the ideas circulating is that your ISP has a monopoly, owns the …
Monopoly ISPs are a Fallacy? Read MoreEnd of the Internet? Help us prevent it!
Hat tip to Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna on Twitter) for this… A Portugal ISP (with no net neutrality constraints) appears to be charging 4.99€ (about US$5.86) per month for access to …
End of the Internet? Help us prevent it! Read MoreGenerating Netflow Records
[Part of the series of blog postings on Netflow] Netflow is a network protocol invented by Cisco that provides granular visibility on network utilization. Routers and switches send (“export”) Netflow …
Generating Netflow Records Read Morenfsen-dockerized Netflow Collector
[Part of the series of blog postings on Netflow] A lightweight Netflow collector and web display based on NFSEN/NFDUMP in a Docker container. NFSEN and NFDUMP are documented and hosted …
nfsen-dockerized Netflow Collector Read MoreWebview Netflow Reporter (wvnetflow)
[Part of the series of blog postings on Netflow] Webview Netflow Reporter is a lightweight Netflow collector and web display tool based on wvnetflow and flow-tools in a Docker container. …
Webview Netflow Reporter (wvnetflow) Read MoreBufferbloat on Packet Pushers
Back in October, I had the pleasure of chatting with Ethan Banks on the Packet Pushers podcast. In it, we talked about the definition of bufferbloat, and how it harms …
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