Kenneth Finnegan

On this episode of On the Metal, we interview Kenneth Finnegan, internet exchange homebrewer. Join us as we delight in the underbelly of the internet, learn about OG ASNs, run upon illegal cabling -- and thrill in the discovery of a root DNS server thirty feet away.

Show Notes

You can find Kenneth on Twitter at https://twitter.com/KWF and read his blog at https://blog.thelifeofkenneth.com/.  You can follow the Fremont Cabal Internet Exchange at https://twitter.com/FremontCabalIX.

Some of the highlights of the show include: 

• Gallium arsenide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium_arsenide
• Lam Research: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lam_Research
• Applied Materials: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_Materials
• Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Electron
• Tier 2 network: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tier_2_network
• Hurricane Electric: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Electric
• Autonomous system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_system_(Internet)
• Border Gateway Protocol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Gateway_Protocol
• ASN 7034: https://peeringdb.com/asn/7034
• "Creating an Autonomous System for Fun and Profit": https://blog.thelifeofkenneth.com/2017/11/creating-autonomous-system-for-fun-and.html
• Internet exchange point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_exchange_point
• Fremont Cabal Internet Exchange: https://fcix.net/ https://twitter.com/FremontCabalIX
• Small form-factor pluggable transceiver (SFP): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_form-factor_pluggable_transceiver
• Content delivery network: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_delivery_network
• Google Global Cache: https://support.google.com/interconnect/answer/9058809?hl=en
• Google Global Cache node install guide: https://www.gstatic.com/isp/docs/ggc-installation.pdf
• Comcast/Netflix dispute: https://qz.com/256586/the-inside-story-of-how-netflix-came-to-pay-comcast-for-internet-traffic/
• Internet outage involving Allegheny Technologies: https://blog.cloudflare.com/how-verizon-and-a-bgp-optimizer-knocked-large-parts-of-the-internet-offline-today/
• DNS root servers: https://www.iana.org/domains/root/servers
• M-ROOT DNS server: https://www.peeringdb.com/net/825
• BGP Design and Implementation: https://amzn.to/2NE3SXl
• Norton Internet Peering Playbook: https://amzn.to/2QRkHA0

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As a part of starting Oxide Computer Company, Bryan Cantrill and Jess Frazelle decided to also create the podcast that they always wanted. Joined frequently by their boss, Steve Tuck, Bryan and Jess interview incredible guests retelling stories of adventure at the hardware/software interface. It’s unapologetically technical and as Jess says, “the nerdiest podcast on the face of the planet” -- but if you're their kind of nerd, you'll find yourself hanging on every word!