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AIOps Fatigue Is Real, And It’s Your Vendor’s Fault, Not YoursAIOps Fatigue Is Real, And It’s Your Vendor’s Fault, Not Yours

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026| 0 Comments| Ben StoryBen Story| 8:00 am

Mike Hoffman has been doing this longer than most of us. His first network troubleshooting tool was an oscilloscope on...

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Try Before You Buy: Nokia Is Taking Validated Designs Seriously (And That’s Rarer Than You Think)Try Before You Buy: Nokia Is Taking Validated Designs Seriously (And That’s Rarer Than You Think)

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026| 0 Comments| Ben StoryBen Story| 8:56 am

Vendors publish "validated designs" and let them rot. Nokia is doing something different — and the four-year support commitment is...

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But It Works in the Lab!But It Works in the Lab!

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026| 0 Comments| Ben StoryBen Story| 8:30 am

Software developers and security engineers are often at odds. This needs to stop and I have some suggestions....

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AI Is Going to Kill Jobs!AI Is Going to Kill Jobs!

February 7, 2026February 7, 2026| 0 Comments| Ben StoryBen Story| 12:16 am

AI is changing the world. Things will change, career paths will disappear, but all will be well....

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Ben Story @ntwrk80

Ben Story @ntwrk80

Ben Story is a network security engineer for a solution provider. He has been working with networking since 1998, his Freshman year at Truman State University, when he worked for a small dial-up ISP managing their Shiva LanRover modem bank. His random bits and bytes can be found on his blog at https://packitforwarding.com or on Twitter @ntwrk80.

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  1. Ben Story on Intel 7260 Mini PCI-Express Hardware HackFebruary 5, 2026

    You can use a piece of tape if you cut it narrow and place it right.

  2. Rod on Intel 7260 Mini PCI-Express Hardware HackOctober 6, 2025

    Well I am worried about using this method on my Toshiba L355-S7907 Satellite. On windows 10 it just refuses to…

  3. Gean on Intel 7260 Mini PCI-Express Hardware HackJanuary 1, 2025

    GOD BLESS THIS POST I spent forever on multiple forums trying to figure out why on god's green earth I…

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