What we know about Iran’s Internet shutdown
In late December 2025, wide-scale protests erupted across multiple cities in Iran. While these protests were initially fueled by frustration over inflation, food prices, and currency depreciation, they have grown into demonstrations demanding a change in the country’s leadership regime.
In the last few days, Internet traffic from Iran has effectively dropped to zero. This is evident in the data available in Cloudflare Radar, as we’ll describe in this post.
The Iranian government has a history of cutting off Internet connectivity when such protests take place. In November 2019, protests erupted following the announcement of a significant increase in fuel prices. In response, the Iranian government implemented an Internet shutdown for more than five days. In September 2022, protests and demonstrations erupted across Iran in response to the death in police custody of Mahsa/Zhina Amini, a 22-year-old woman from the Kurdistan Province of Iran. Internet services were disrupted across multiple network providers in the following days.
Amid the current protests, lower traffic volumes were already observed at the start of the year, indicating potential connectivity issues leading into the more dramatic shutdown that has followed.
Some traffic anomalies Continue reading
NB557: Meta Goes Nuclear; Arista Taps EVPN VXLAN for Massive Mobility Domains
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The ASUS ROG Wi-Fi 8 AP
Did you see the big news from CES? Wi-Fi 8 is here! Broadcom was talking about it. ASUS rolled out a d20 Wi-Fi 8 AP. MediaTek made sure they had one too. I guess I should probably take down all these Wi-FI 7 APs and just install the new stuff, right?
Nuts and Bolts
Before my favorite people start jumping out there to talk about how the newest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy phones are trash because they don’t support Wi-Fi 8, we need to make sure we’re all on the same page here. The standard behind the Wi-Fi 8 marketing term, 802.11bn, is a proposed working standard. It’s not finalized yet. It’s still in the draft phases, with final standards approval not expected until September 2028.
The focus of 802.11bn is not speed. It’s reliability. When you look at the way that vendors have been pushing more and more throughput for the past several revisions you might ask yourself how much faster things could get. For the eighth release of the Wi-Fi standard the answer is “not any faster.” Wi-Fi 8 is keeping the same speed numbers that Wi-Fi 7 Continue reading
Using an AI Agent to Inspect, Configure, and Troubleshoot a Cisco Network Lab Setup
Ok, I admit I was probably living under a rock that I am publishing this article this late, but that is the thing with being a father and just jumping … Read MoreInstalling Cisco Nexus Dashboard on Proxmox
Important disclaimerThis guide is intended strictly for lab, testing, and learning purposes. Cisco does not officially support running Nexus Dashboard (ND) on Proxmox.For production deployments, always use Cisco-supported platforms such as VMware ESXi or bare-metal / supported KVM environments. VM Creation on Proxmox Create a new VM in Proxmox with the following characteristics: One critical […]
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HN809: EVPN All the Things!
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N4N046: In-Band vs. Out-of-Band Management
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Why Calico was named as a Leader in the GigaOm Radar Report for Container Networking
In 2025, as modern applications became ever more distributed and the use of Kubernetes continued to proliferate, the role of container networking was critical. Today’s enterprises demand networking solutions that can scale, secure, and connect services reliably, whether those services run across multiple clouds, hybrid environments, or on-premises clusters.
We’re proud to share insights from the recently released 2025 GigaOm Radar Report for Container Networking, a comprehensive evaluation of vendor solutions across innovation, platform maturity, and real-world operational capabilities, and to highlight the unique strengths of Calico Cloud and Calico Enterprise as recognized in the report.
What the GigaOm Radar Report on Container Networking Covers
GigaOm’s Radar Report evaluates container networking solutions across a spectrum of criteria that matter most to IT infrastructure teams and cloud architects. These include:
- Network Policy Definition: Declarative, granular network policies consistently enforced across clusters
- Routing (Layer 3/Layer 4): Scalable routing between pods, services, and non-container workloads using Layer 3 (IP) and Layer 4 (TCP) protocols
- Layer 7 Networking: Application-aware traffic handling with visibility using Layer 7 protocols
- Load Balancing: Controls how traffic is distributed across instances, using latency Continue reading
IPB191: IPv6 Predictions for 2026
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Ancaman Kriminalitas Tinggi di Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago sering masuk daftar negara dengan kasus kejahatan tertinggi di dunia. Meskipun negara ini indah, tingkat kriminalitasnya terus mengkhawatirkan. Pemerintah bergerak cepat menghadapi masalah ini. Namun, kelompok kriminal semakin nekat. Karena itu, warganya hidup waspada setiap waktu.
Selain itu, kota besar seperti Port of Spain mengalami situasi paling buruk. Pembunuhan, penculikan, serta perampokan sering terjadi. Bahkan, serangan geng mendominasi lingkungan padat penduduk. Obat terlarang juga menjadi penyebab utama meningkatnya konflik antar kelompok. Oleh karena itu, penduduk menginginkan keamanan lebih baik.
Meskipun pariwisata penting, wisatawan tetap berhati-hati. Banyak kasus terjadi dekat lokasi wisata. Sementara itu, polisi terus memperkuat operasi keamanan. Namun, hasilnya belum signifikan. Tindak kejahatan berjalan cepat, karena pelaku semakin berani.
Berikut tabel ringkas situasi kriminal di negara ini:
| Jenis Kejahatan | Tingkat Kejadian | Penyebab Utama |
|---|---|---|
| Pembunuhan | Sangat tinggi | Konflik antar geng |
| Penculikan | Tinggi | Pemerasan & kriminal terorganisir |
| Perampokan | Tinggi | Kejahatan jalanan |
| Narkotika | Ekstrem | Jalur perdagangan internasional |
Akar Masalah Kejahatan di Trinidad and Tobago
Masalah kriminalitas ekstrem ini tidak muncul begitu saja. Banyak faktor mempengaruhi peningkatan kekerasan. Pertama, penyelundupan Continue reading
Merek Pelek Terbaik di Dunia: Rays (Jepang)
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Sejarah Singkat dan Prestasi Rays
Brand Rays berasal dari Jepang. Perusahaan ini berdiri pada tahun 1973. Sejak awal, mereka fokus memproduksi pelek ringan dan kuat. Karena itu, Rays langsung menarik perhatian banyak penggemar otomotif.
Selain itu, Rays bekerja sama dengan produsen mobil ternama. Misalnya Nissan, Toyota, dan Honda. Kerja sama tersebut memberikan reputasi besar. Kemudian, nama Rays semakin dikenal di ajang balap dunia. Bahkan Formula 1, Super GT, dan Drifting D1GP banyak memakai produk mereka.
Sementara itu, Rays terus berinovasi. Mereka menciptakan desain yang lebih ringan dan kuat setiap tahun. Dengan demikian, pelek mereka selalu unggul di pasar global.
Walaupun banyak pesaing, Rays tetap berada di puncak industri pelek. Konsumen merasa puas karena kualitasnya selalu konsisten. Akhirnya, banyak orang sepakat bahwa Rays adalah merek pelek terbaik di dunia.
Teknologi dan Keunggulan Produk Rays
Rays memakai teknologi forged atau tempa. Proses ini membuat pelek jauh lebih kuat daripada cast wheel biasa. Selain itu, bobotnya menjadi sangat ringan. Akibatnya, akselerasi mobil meningkat. Kemudian handling terasa lebih Continue reading
10 Film Indonesia yang Mendunia: Bukti Kualitas Sinema Tanah Air
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Indonesia telah mencetak film-film berkualitas yang berhasil menembus pasar internasional. Tidak hanya menghibur, film-film ini juga menampilkan budaya lokal dan cerita unik Indonesia. Berikut daftar 10 film Indonesia yang mendunia, lengkap dengan pencapaian dan fakta menariknya.
1. The Raid: Redemption (2011)
The Raid: Redemption mengejutkan dunia dengan aksi laga spektakuler. Gareth Evans menyutradarai film ini, sementara Iko Uwais memukau penonton lewat gerakan silat yang tajam. Selain itu, film ini tampil di Sundance Film Festival dan menginspirasi sekuel serta adaptasi Hollywood. Dengan kata lain, film ini membuka jalan film aksi Indonesia ke pasar global.
2. The Raid 2: Berandal (2014)
Sekuel ini membawa cerita lebih kompleks dan adegan aksi lebih menegangkan. Iko Uwais kembali memikat penonton, sedangkan Evans menampilkan sinematografi yang memukau. Film ini mendapat pengakuan internasional dan memperkuat reputasi Indonesia di industri film dunia.
3. Laskar Pelangi (2008)
Laskar Pelangi Continue reading
BGP Updates cin 2025
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It’s been almost exactly 11 years since I passed the R&S CCIE lab in Brussels, and now it was time to go with something more cloudy 🙂 I just passed the AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, and unlike CCIE I did this one on my first attempt. I did stay pretty much in networking during the last years, but shifted to significantly less Cisco and quite much into cloud architecture – mostly AWS. Since networking is the heart of every cloud architecture, and after 4 years of hands-on work with complex AWS networking projects, I decided it was time to validate
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