#networking
141 episodes
#4790: Why Your Internet Speed Is Really a Shared Cap
The speed on your bill isn't what you think. Here's how ISPs really meter your connection.
#4785: Bonding Wi-Fi and Cellular: Speedify's Catch for Tailscale Users
Speedify bonds Wi-Fi and cellular seamlessly — until it silently breaks your tailnet. Here's the fix.
#4784: Host vs Router: The Real USB Bonding Trade-Off
Can you skip the travel router and bond cellular + Wi-Fi directly on your Linux laptop? We test the hardware reality.
#4783: Bonding Layer Showdown: Speedify vs Self-Hosted
Packet-level bonding for travel routers: Speedify's black box vs. self-hosted control. Which wins for a technically capable user?
#4782: The Best Internet Bonding for Your Money
Speedify, Bondix, or DIY? A buyer's map for combining internet connections without the mystery box.
#4781: Bonding Internet Lines with OpenMPTCProuter
One developer, no funding, and the only open-source bonding router that actually works. Here's how.
#4780: Bonding Internet Connections with OpenMPTCProuter
How to bond multiple connections at the packet level using the only serious open-source option.
#4779: Bonding Hotel Wi-Fi: Travel Router eSIM Guide
eSIM travel routers, Speedify bonding, and whether you can rent a preconfigured bonding endpoint instead of building your own VPS.
#4778: SSH MCP and Tailscale: Docker Migration Guide
How to configure Tailscale for Docker containers when migrating from public IPs to tailnet addresses.
#4776: Wi-Fi Monitor Mode Hardware Guide
From $40 Alfa adapters to $3,000 spectrum analyzers — the hardware that listens to your network.
#4740: Why FTP Still Exists and SSH Won't Die
FTP from 1985 is still not deprecated. SSH from 1995 keeps evolving. What determines which protocols survive?
#4739: NFS Unmasked: Versions, Gotchas, and Hard Truths
NFS isn't one protocol—it's a succession of them. Here's what's really happening under the hood and where it breaks.
#4738: Running Your Own ISP: The Personal ASN Hobby
What it actually takes to get your own ASN, announce IP space, and become a one-person ISP.
#4737: Inside the Internet's Physical Junctions: IXPs and PoPs Explained
How the internet actually connects at physical locations, and why the biggest exchange points are non-profit associations.
#4732: Travel Router Tailscale Subnet Bridge
Military network tactics for home users bridging subnets with Tailscale and travel routers.
#4731: Teaching Your Router Bedtime: Automated QoS with OPNsense
Can your router learn when to prioritize Netflix over backups? We build schedule-aware QoS with OPNsense and cron.
#4687: Bonding Cellular Connections: Why Can't You Buy It?
Why can't you buy a box that bonds two SIM cards? We explore the DIY build and the market gap.
#4642: What Net Neutrality Actually Means for Your Internet
ISPs can see your traffic and shape it. Net neutrality is the only thing stopping them — and right now, the rules are blank.
#4640: Turning Your Home Router Into a Networking Lab
Beyond the firewall tab—using OPNsense plugins and traffic shaping to learn real networking at home.
#4636: Taming Three DNS Overlays on One Laptop
Commercial VPN, Tailscale, and WARP on one machine — here's how to make them share DNS without leaking a single query.
#4599: Why Phone Numbers Are Stuck in the 1970s
Why SMS fails on virtual numbers, and what a SIP-first, IPv6-style phone number system would actually take.
#4481: Rental Networking Without Wrecking Your Walls
How to run Ethernet in an apartment without damaging doors, walls, or your security deposit.
#4459: Fixed Egress IP From Anywhere: Is IP Allowlisting Dead?
How to get a static IP from anywhere for admin access — and whether IP allowlisting still makes sense in 2026.
#4455: Borrowing a GPU Over Your Home Network
Can you use your desktop's AMD GPU from a laptop as if it were local? We explore the real options.