IWL Blog Posts by Date

2024
- Jun 24, 2024 Understanding Network Delays: The Science Behind Slow Internet on Cruise Ships
- May 29, 2024 Pros and Cons of MQTT vs CoAP in Network Emulation
- May 1, 2024 Advanced MQTT Client Testing Strategies Using IWL Emulation Tools and Protocol Testing
- Apr 9, 2024 Whatever happened to NetEm, the open source Network Emulator?
- Apr 9, 2024 Optimizing Network Performance with Dynamic Bandwidth Simulation
- Mar 25, 2024 Harnessing Statistical Probabilities in Network Emulation for Realistic Testing
- Mar 25, 2024 Advanced Impairments: Custom Packet Manipulation in Network Emulation
- Mar 7, 2024 Programmable Network Emulators: A Deep Dive into Advanced Customization and Control
- Jan 30, 2024 How Programmable Emulators Transform App Testing
- Jan 29, 2024 Intelligent Impairments: Crafting Smart Network Conditions for Rigorous QA
- Jan 17, 2024 The Power of Programmable Network Emulators in QA
- Jan 7, 2024 Network Performance Testing for Games
- Jan 3, 2024 The Role of SNMP Clients in Modern Network Management
- Jan 3, 2024 Navigating Enterprise Network Monitoring Solutions
2023
- Dec 14, 2023 The Role of Protocol Testing in Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Data Transmissions
- Nov 16, 2023 Advanced Techniques in Protocol Testing for Modern Networks
- Nov 8, 2023 Syntactic, Semantic, Vulnerability Tests in SNMP
- Nov 5, 2023 Periodic Packet Delay in Streaming Media
- Sep 29, 2023 The Role of Simulation in Improving Protocol Testing
- Aug 16, 2023 The Benefits and Challenges of Cloud Testing for Protocols
- Aug 16, 2023 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Open-Source Tools for Protocol Testing
- Aug 16, 2023 Top 3 Missed Opportunities in Load and Performance Testing
- Jun 11, 2023 The Importance of Protocol Tests in Network Interoperability
- Jun 11, 2023 How to Streamline Your Protocol Testing Process for Improved Efficiency
- Apr 26, 2023 SilverCreek Supports SNMP Agents Using the Datagram Over Transport Layer Security Model (DTLS)
- Apr 26, 2023 IWL CTO Keynote Speaker at NANOG
- Apr 16, 2023 On Network Product Liability and the Need for Testing
- Apr 9, 2023 Does Apple's Mac Mini Have a 2.5G Ethernet Bug?
2022
- Feb 21, 2022 Network Slowdown, by Design
2021
- Dec 28, 2021 Log4j Vulnerability
2020
- Dec 22, 2020 New IoT Cyber Law
- Oct 5, 2020 Use IWL TCP Test Suite to Avoid CERT Security Advisories
- Aug 25, 2020 T-Mobile Advised to Stop Claims About 5G Reliability
- Jul 3, 2020 Are You Being Misled by Network Speed Tests? The Reality Might Surprise You!
- Jun 12, 2020 Diagnosing SIP Issues - Hints & Tips
- Feb 13, 2020 A Holistic View of Network Emulation
2019
- Oct 29, 2019 Keynote at NANOG 77 by CTO Karl Auerbach
- Oct 9, 2019 Deeper Implications of the Great PG&E Outage
- Oct 3, 2019 New Tesla Supercharger at IWL Scotts Valley
- Jul 5, 2019 IWL Cautions Against Misleading 5G Claims Made by Purveyors of 5G Products
- Apr 19, 2019 Application Performance Testing Mistakes
- Mar 15, 2019 Testing My App in a 5G Network
- Feb 4, 2019 Practical Guidelines for TCP Implementers
2018
- Dec 12, 2018 TLS Finally on the Way Out
- Nov 20, 2018 KMAX Changes Its Passwords
- Nov 16, 2018 Open Source Does Not Equal Better Quality or Greater Security
- Nov 15, 2018 Test Results for libssh Bug on KMAX, Mini Maxwell, and Maxwell Pro
- Oct 8, 2018 New MQTT Test Suite
- Sep 28, 2018 A Graphical Network Simulator for Windows
- Sep 22, 2018 Jeopardize Democracy Over a Few Lines of Code
- Aug 28, 2018 How to Create Awe-Inspiring Network Protocol Test Suites
- Aug 14, 2018 Bandwidth Limiter Overview
- Jul 6, 2018 Are You Ready for the New Challenges of QUIC?
- May 25, 2018 Understanding Network Emulators, Network Modelers, Network Simulators
- May 3, 2018 Measuring Bits and Gravitational Waves
- Apr 19, 2018 The Quandary of Event Notification: SNMP Traps
- Apr 16, 2018 IWL Announces New Patent Licensing Program
- Apr 11, 2018 Replacing Your Shunra (now HP) Network Simulator?
- Apr 3, 2018 GRAV "Gateway Timeout" Issues
- Apr 3, 2018 Internet Satellite Links by SpaceX -- We Have a Few Questions
- Mar 8, 2018 Avoiding Internet Timer Synchronization
- Feb 5, 2018 Flat File Content Management Systems : A- / B+
2017
- Oct 23, 2017 On Fuzz Testing
- Sep 28, 2017 A Deep Dive into Bit Counting
- Sep 13, 2017 Equal Pay is Not a Regulatory Burden
- Aug 15, 2017 TLS / SSL You've Got to Turn it On!
- Jul 7, 2017 Why I Use a Fake Birthday on Facebook
- Jun 16, 2017 Women in Automotive (lots of us)
- May 23, 2017 Why Do Today’s Important News Stories Include Insufficient Technical Content?
- May 1, 2017 Taking Exception to the StringBleed Vulnerability
- Apr 17, 2017 IPv4 vs IPv6: Is it Okay to Use IPv4 as IPv6
- Apr 6, 2017 Performance Test IOT App on ESP8266 on a Drone
- Mar 21, 2017 Why did Waze and Google Maps fail?
- Feb 21, 2017 Confide, a Favorite App of the White House, May Not Be Secure
- Feb 9, 2017 Checking for New SNMP Vulnerabilities
- Jan 29, 2017 Emulating BACNET
- Jan 24, 2017 More on SDN Complexity and Reality
- Jan 2, 2017 SNMP Agent Simulator
2016
- Dec 14, 2016 The Importance of Impairment Testing for Internet Protocol Reliability
- Sep 23, 2016 Waveforms in KMAX
- Sep 22, 2016 Stack Overflow is Not a Crutch
- Sep 19, 2016 ESP8266/NodeMCU TCP Test Reveals Issues
- Aug 16, 2016 New Cloud Testing Paradigm Comes With Challenges That Network Emulators Can Solve
- Aug 11, 2016 Network Emulation in the Lab vs. Real-World Network Testing
- Aug 4, 2016 5 Best Practices to Avoid Data Center Relocation Disaster
- Jul 28, 2016 Is Network Latency Affecting Your Business’ Cloud Performance?
- Jul 21, 2016 Test Your Mobile App’s Performance
- Jul 14, 2016 Testing Cloud Apps and Verifying SLAs: Two Sides of the Same Coin
- Jul 8, 2016 Is Your Application Ready For the Cloud?
- Jun 29, 2016 Did ASUS X99 Motherboard Testing Miss The Mark?
- Jun 12, 2016 It’s James Clerk Maxwell’s Birthday
- May 20, 2016 The Importance of Optimizing User Experiences for Internet of Things and Cloud Applications
- Apr 16, 2016 Our CTO, Karl Auerbach, on The Internet Of Things
- Mar 21, 2016 Scott’s Rule of Documentation Efficiency
- Jan 29, 2016 IWL Quarterly Update: Winter 2016
2015
- Oct 30, 2015 IWL Quarterly Update: Fall 2015
- Jul 9, 2015 Females In Robotics
- Jul 6, 2015 IPv6 Tests Compared to IPv6 Ready Logo Tests
- Jun 15, 2015 Degrading the Network at the DARPA Robotics Finals
- Apr 28, 2015 IWL's Maxwell Pro At DARPA Robotics Challenge Test Bed
- Apr 17, 2015 Quick Review Of Dell Precision M3800 With Ubuntu Linux
- Mar 9, 2015 Fedora 16 NFS Issue
- Mar 5, 2015 Network Congestion And Net Neutrality
- Feb 17, 2015 IWL Quarterly Update: Winter 2015
- Feb 17, 2015 IWL Quarterly Update: Spring 2015
- Jan 13, 2015 The US Department Of Code: Vulnerability Disclosures
2014
- Dec 2, 2014 PCI Compliance = Poor Security
- Nov 14, 2014 IWL Quarterly Update: Spring 2014
- Nov 14, 2014 IWL Quarterly Update: Fall 2014
- Oct 27, 2014 Stop Using SSL! Here’s Why …
- Sep 11, 2014 Do We Need A U.S. Department Of Code?
- Sep 4, 2014 Some Thoughts About Networking For Game Developers
- Aug 26, 2014 Failure To Launch: Five Reasons Why Your Cloud-Based App Could Fail
- Jul 20, 2014 Some Thoughts On A Countermeasure To HTML Canvas Based Fingerprint Tracking
- Jul 16, 2014 Should You Make Your Own TCP/IP Test Suite?
- Jul 15, 2014 IWL Quarterly Update: Summer 2014
- Jun 24, 2014 Testing the Autonomous Car
- Jun 6, 2014 Gnu TLS Cryptographic Bug
- May 7, 2014 My Dinner with Guido (of Python Fame)
- Apr 22, 2014 Avoiding the Next Heartbleed Bug
- Mar 28, 2014 Meetup on Connected Car Development Trends
- Feb 24, 2014 Preventing SSL Failures and More
- Jan 10, 2014 IPv6 Test Results for Popular OS
2013
- Oct 18, 2013 WARNING: TCP and IPv6 Test Results for Popular OS
- Aug 8, 2013 What to Do If You Lose Your Domain Name
2011
- Apr 5, 2011 Mini Maxwell — Driving Mini Maxwell From a Script
- Apr 5, 2011 Maxwell Pro — Maxwell Resequencing Plugin