https://maisonbisson.com/tags/networks/ Recent content in networks on MaisonBisson Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Mon, 04 Mar 2019 07:17:35 -0800 https://maisonbisson.com/post/inter-az-cloud-network-performance/ Mon, 04 Mar 2019 07:17:35 -0800 https://maisonbisson.com/post/inter-az-cloud-network-performance/ Archana Kesavan of ThousandEyes speaking at NANOG75 reports that network traffic between AZs within a single region is generally “reliable and consistent,” and that tested cloud providers offer a “robust regional backbone for [suitable for] redundant, multi-AZ architectures. https://maisonbisson.com/post/parts-of-a-network-you-should-know-about/ Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:53:51 -0800 https://maisonbisson.com/post/parts-of-a-network-you-should-know-about/ If you’re running infrastructure and applications on AWS then you will encounter all of these things. https://maisonbisson.com/post/wifi-is-critical-to-academia-the-wifi-alliance-says/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:47:10 +0000 https://maisonbisson.com/post/wifi-is-critical-to-academia-the-wifi-alliance-says/ A study sponsored by the WiFi alliance reveals the following: WiFi and college choice 90% of college students say Wi-Fi access is as essential to education as classrooms and computers 57% say they wouldn’t go to a college that doesn’t have free Wi-Fi 79% say that without Wi-Fi access, college would be a lot harder 60% agree that widely available Wi-Fi on campus is an indication that a school cares about its students WiFi and where they use it 55% have connected from coffee shops and restaurants 47% from parks 24% from in their cars WiFi in the classroom 55% have checked Facebook™ or MySpace™ and sent or received e-mail while using their laptop in class 47% have sent instant messages to a friend during class 44% used Wi-Fi to get a head start on an assignment before a class was finished WiFi and linkbaiting statistics If forced to choose, 48% would give up beer before giving up Wi-Fi Survey methodology: “In conjunction with the Wi-Fi Alliance, Wakefield Research surveyed 501 U. https://maisonbisson.com/post/insert-word-here-is-hurting-your-network/ Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:24:11 +0000 https://maisonbisson.com/post/insert-word-here-is-hurting-your-network/ Corporate networks are defenseless against the growing threat from instant messaging, and the government warns WiFi is insecure and easily sniffed. https://maisonbisson.com/post/smart-networks-are-a-stupid-bad-idea/ Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:27:57 +0000 https://maisonbisson.com/post/smart-networks-are-a-stupid-bad-idea/ This story in MIT Technology Review scares me. Instead of letting all computers within the network communicate freely, Ethane is designed so that communication privileges within the network have to be explicitly set; that way, only those activities deemed safe are permitted.