SharkFest 2009: Internet father Robert Lawrence proposes standard for improved Internet traffic flows

Posted in NetFlow on July 25th, 2009 by mike@plixer.com
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I know that I already blogged about being back from SharkFest 2009. I wanted to write about my favorite keynote speaker, Dr. Lawrence Roberts. He was one of the founders of the Internet and TCP/IP.

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Overview of Internet growth
During his presentation he said that 80% of Internet traffic is caused by 5% of the people and most of the traffic created by this 5% is P2P.  He went on to point out that in 2008 22% of the population was online.  By 2018 it will be at 99%.

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SharkFest 2009 a Great Event

Posted in NetFlow Analyzer on June 20th, 2009 by mike@plixer.com
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I got back from SharkFest 2009 last night.  The people and training were awesome.  I learned about TCP windows, Nagel, Stevens graphs, and more … wow.  I definitely learned more about how WireShark can Go Deeper.

Check this out, I got to have lunch and discuss some stuff with Gerald Combs, the founder of WireShark.  I can prove it; here I am having my picture taken with him!

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