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title: 'Why I Built KMAX – The World’s Best Network Emulator'
url: 'https://nwww.iwl.com/articles/blog/why-i-built-kmax'
markdown: 'https://nwww.iwl.com/articles/blog/why-i-built-kmax.md'
date: '2026-10-08'
description: 'Why I Built KMAX – The World’s Best Network Emulator There is a piece entitled "Why I Built KMAX – The World’s Best Network Emulator" on the cavebear.com site run by our CTO, Karl Auerbach. Why I Built KMAX – The World’s Best Network Emulator'
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# Why I Built KMAX – The World’s Best Network Emulator

## [Why I Built KMAX – The World’s Best Network Emulator](https://nwww.iwl.com/articles/blog/why-i-built-kmax)

    8th Oct 2026  

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## Why I Built KMAX – The World’s Best Network Emulator

There is a piece entitled "Why I Built KMAX – The World’s Best Network Emulator" on the cavebear.com site run by our CTO, Karl Auerbach.

[Why I Built KMAX – The World’s Best Network Emulator](https://www.cavebear.com/cavebear-blog/why-i-built-kmax/)

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