N Is For Networking
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N4N068: Meter’s Networking Grants Program (Sponsored)
N4N068: Meter’s Networking Grants Program (Sponsored)
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N Is For Networking deconstructs the concepts, jargon and acronyms of the data networking industry. Join recovering CCIE Ethan Banks with rising star Holly Podbielak for these episodes that will help you place context around networking terminology.
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- N4N068: Meter’s Networking Grants Program (Sponsored) · 31 min · Jakso 68Networking vendor Meter has recently launched their brand new Networking Grants program, putting money on the table to help you in your learning journey. In this sponsored…
- N4N067: Level Up Your Home Network for Gaming · 1 h 7 min · Jakso 67Thanks to a listener request, today’s episode talks about how to optimize your home network for gaming. Ethan and Holly discuss key factors such as latency, connection type, and…
- N4N066: Access Lists · 1 h 7 min · Jakso 66Ethan and Holly are back to walk us through Access Lists. Access Lists regularly appear in networking device configurations and aren’t just for security. Ethan and Holly break…
- N4N065: Well Actually 4: Multicast, MPLS, and More · 46 min · Jakso 65Thank you for sending in even more follow ups! On today’s show, Holly and Ethan respond to listener comments and corrections on Multicast, MPLS, NAC, Twisted Pair Cabling, and…
- N4N064: A Gentle Introduction to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) · 1 h 10 min · Jakso 64Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), the routing protocol of the global internet, is finding uses in all sorts of places in 2026 beyond internet routing. It’s a huge topic. Large books…
- N4N063: Link Layer Discovery Protocol · 51 min · Jakso 63Ethan and Holly tackle the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP). They explain how this protocol helps network engineers map network topologies and validate wiring. They also…
- N4N062: Your First Wi-FI Network, Part 3 · 56 min · Jakso 62In the third installment of the Wi-Fi networks series, Ethan Banks and Holly Podbielak discuss the basics of wireless security, the standards related to roaming between access…
- N4N061: Your First Wi-Fi Network Part 2 · 1 h 2 min · Jakso 61This week, Ethan and Holly continue their conversation around Wi-Fi. They go deeper into the benefits of Wi-Fi 7, look at what’s coming in Wi-Fi 8, and cover the differences…
- N4N060: Your First Wi-Fi Network Part 1 · 1 h 2 min · Jakso 60Have you ever wondered how data actually travels through a Wi-Fi network? Holly and Ethan break down the fundamentals of wireless networking, including radio frequencies and…
- N4N059: Twisted Pair Cabling · 57 min · Jakso 59Copper twisted pair cabling serves as a fundamental component of Ethernet infrastructure and Ethan and Holly are here to break down how it works. They discuss the technical…
- N4N058: Future-Proofing Your Career for the AI Era (Sponsored) · 50 min · Jakso 58In this sponsored episode by Cisco we explore how agentic AI is transforming network operations and what it means for your career. Robert Barton, an AI Distinguished Engineer at…
- N4N057: The Art of Troubleshooting · 1 h 22 min · Jakso 57As a network engineer, you’ll end up with a lot of weird problems to solve. Many times, the problems will not be with the network at all, and it’ll be up to you to figure it all…
- N4N056: A Wireless NAC Walkthrough · 1 h 10 min · Jakso 56In the previous episode of N is for Networking, Jennifer “JJ” Jabbusch gave us a thorough overview of Network Access Control (NAC) for wired networks. This week we’re going…
- N4N055: A Wired NAC Walkthrough · 1 h 15 min · Jakso 55Today’s topic is Network Access Control (NAC) for a wired network. To help walk us through it all is Jennifer “JJ” Jabbusch, a network security architect, public speaker, book…
- N4N054: Network Access Control (NAC) Basics · 1 h 6 min · Jakso 54Today’s episode is part one of a three part series to break down Network Access Control (NAC). Ethan and Holly start simple by explaining what NAC is at a high level and all of…
- N4N053: Well Actually 03 – Multicast, Routing Protocols, RFC 1918 · 57 min · Jakso 53We asked for follow ups and you did not disappoint! On today’s show we respond to listener comments and corrections on multicast, routing protocols, security, and more. We also…
- N4N052: Multicast Part 2 · 1 h 25 min · Jakso 52Lenny Giuliano, Sr. Distinguished Systems Engineer at HPE Juniper Networks, joins Holly and Ethan for another round of multicast. Part two helps fill in details not covered in…
- N4N051: MPLS Fundamentals · 1 h 8 min · Jakso 51Today’s topic is Multiprotocol Label Switching or MPLS, a foundational technology that powers service provider networks and enterprise WANs all over the world. To help us break…
- N4N050: Multicast Fundamentals · 1 h 21 min · Jakso 50Today’s learning adventure is an overview of multicast. Ethan and Holly have invited a guest to share his multicast expertise: Lenny Giuliano, Sr. Distinguished Systems Engineer…
- N4N049: Understanding Firewalls · 1 h 10 min · Jakso 49Today, Ethan and Holly provide an overview of firewalls. While cybersecurity is a separate discipline from network engineering, much of what happens in cybersecurity is…







