September 2012

Why use a Virtual Machine?

September 30, 2012 - Open Source Networking

I am building a virtual machine that will run the open-source network simulation tools that I want to research. There are good reasons to use a virtual machine for these experiments, even if software running inside a virtual machine may run slightly slower than software running on a native host. Below, I list the benefits […]

Auditing Introduction to Computer Networks

September 10, 2012 - Open Source Networking

Today, I registered for the on-line course, Introduction to Computer Networks, presented by Stanford University. The class, which starts on October 8, is a massive open online course. One of the instructors, Nick McKeown, co-founded and sold three technology companies of which the most notable is Nicara, which focused on Software Defined Networks. So, I