All articles tagged with #networking
Old routers remain useful for extending Wi-Fi coverage, acting as network switches, hosting USB storage, running dedicated VPNs, or supporting custom firmware like OpenWRT, offering cost-effective alternatives to new hardware.
USA TODAY highlights Americans who lost jobs around age 60 and offers practical advice for rebooting careers: don’t panic (allow a brief, finite setback), don’t expect to simply replace the old job, and consider nontraditional paths such as franchising or shifting to new fields; think outside the box, lean on your network for referrals, and use tools from groups like AARP to stay tech-savvy, learn new skills, and tailor your résumé to the past 10–15 years; examples include starting a deck-patio franchise, relocating and reassessing goals, and even pursuing unexpected roles like NFL photography, all underscoring that with planning, networking, and openness to change, older workers can successfully reinvent their careers.
The BBC piece distills practical networking guidance from LinkedIn’s Nicole Leverich and New Yorkers: start with people you already know, do your homework on who you’re reaching out to, and reference common ground in a concise outreach message; express a clear, quick ask and say thanks. Build relationships before you need something, engage both online and in person (even small 15–30 minute events), and be authentic about your goals. The article also notes that about 44% of Gen Z see a lack of network as a barrier, and it includes examples like a student who sent about 200 LinkedIn DMs to land a role, illustrating persistence and thoughtful outreach as key ingredients.
The piece explores a rising counterculture in Silicon Valley where founders, engineers, and investors smoke cigarettes as a social ritual that accelerates deal-making and networking, despite a broad decline in smoking and the tech community’s wellness trend.
Nvidia’s fastest-growing business may be its data-center networking, not its chips. The company’s networking play—encompassing Spectrum-X, InfiniBand, NVLink and NVLink Fusion—generated about $15 billion last quarter and could approach $17 billion next quarter, with networking growth near 200% year over year versus roughly 77% for compute. Analysts expect networking to still outpace compute (about 134% vs 100%), highlighting Nvidia’s aim to be a one-stop AI infrastructure provider as hyperscalers design their own chips. Investors will watch how Jensen Huang addresses networking demand and how much of the AI system Nvidia can capture beyond GPUs in the upcoming earnings report.
LinkedIn career expert Catherine Fisher urges job seekers to stop mass-applying and be strategic. She outlines six steps: define your target location, industry, and role; start building your network early and meaningfully; quantify achievements on your résumé to show business impact; invest in soft skills like communication and leadership; pace yourself with breaks to stay motivated; and reframe success as ongoing relationships and skill growth rather than one perfect job. Even when opportunities aren’t ideal, use conversations to practice your story and expand connections.
Cisco posted better-than-expected fiscal Q4 results, delivering adjusted earnings of $1.22 on revenue of $17.3 billion, driven by AI demand; its networking segment revenue rose 28% year over year to $9.79 billion, with AI infrastructure orders totaling about $9.3 billion for FY2027 and raised full-year earnings guidance to about $5.05–$5.11 per share on $72.2–$73.4 billion in revenue, though shares fell after hours as gross margins slipped to 66.3% from 68.4% due to higher AI hardware costs.
Netgear's Nighthawk gaming routers command a premium because they pack top-tier hardware (Wi‑Fi 7 tri‑band up to 19 Gbps, a quad‑core 2.6GHz CPU, and multi‑gig ports like the 10‑Gbps ethernet on the RS700S) plus a mature software ecosystem (QoS that prioritizes gaming, the intuitive Nighthawk app, ongoing security patches and feature updates, and optional Netgear Armor). They deliver reliable, low-latency performance across large homes with many devices (up to ~80 concurrent clients), which justifies the price for power users; however, casual buyers with modest needs may find cheaper routers more sensible.
Linux patches introduce KNOD, a kernel-driven in-kernel network offload that runs packet processing on AMD GPUs without user-space libraries like ROCm. The kernel manages GPU queues, JIT-compiles per-packet programs, and DMA’s packets directly into GPU memory, enabling XDP and IPsec offloads to run on the GPU with throughput scaling by GPU occupancy rather than CPU cores. Initial work targets AMD RDNA2/GCN hardware with open-source upstream drivers, and there’s discussion of broader GPU support in the future; the work is presented as RFC-style patches on the Linux kernel mailing list with LPC 2025 background available.
BBC’s feature explains that Wi‑Fi can be disrupted by quirky, everyday culprits—from microwaves (2.4 GHz) and water in fish tanks causing ‘shadowing’ to dense walls and signal reflections off mirrors or metal surfaces, with weather affecting outdoor infrastructure; practical fixes include central, high router placement, using 5 GHz where possible, and deploying extenders or mesh networks to eliminate dead zones.
TP-Link confirms an October 2026 release for its first Wi‑Fi 8 router, the Archer 8, and teases a Deco 8 mesh system, Roam 8 travel router, and 2027 range extenders as the Wi‑Fi 8 standard remains unfinished. Early testing shows measurable gains over Wi‑Fi 7—up to ~33% higher throughput at longer distances, ~24% more throughput with stabilization tech, and better 5GHz/6GHz sensitivity—plus multi-AP coordination to reduce interference. But with certification still pending and many features likely missing when the standard is finalized, buyers may end up with a device that’s quickly superseded; older devices will not automatically benefit from the new tricks.
TP-Link unveils its first Wi‑Fi 8 router, emphasizing reliability in everyday home networks and signaling a shift toward the next-gen wireless standard.
After 10 months of unemployment and a string of missed opportunities, a tech professional landed a job by showing up unannounced at the company’s headquarters with a box of doughnuts, sparking conversations that put him at the top of the applicant pool; six months in, he earned a raise and a solid performance review.
A macOS XNU kernel timer wraps after 49 days, causing TCP connection cleanup to fail and effectively halting networking on affected Macs until they are restarted. Most users won’t hit the 49‑day window, but servers and long‑running Mac workflows can, so a restart restores connectivity and is recommended until Apple releases a fix. Photon documented the bug and says Apple is working on a remediation.
Linux 7.1 will retire UDP-Lite, removing long-unused code to clean the networking stack and potentially boost UDP performance, with deprecation notices dating back to 2023 and tests showing modest gains (roughly 3–10% in some UDP workloads) as the change moves toward net-next for the 7.1 release.