Ninjas and network admins
From my early youth, Ninjas have been a fascinating subject for me. They are what attracted me to my main hobby of collecting G.I. Joes. Movies like American Ninja, Ninja Magazine, and the 80’s Ninja craze fueled this passion. Several …
Great Job Jotform
After successfully logging into Jotform today, I received the below email. Way to go, Jotform, for successfully deploying IPv6. More companies should do this. #win #kudos
ISP news and notables
The Commerce Department can’t allocate $42.5 billion in grants until the FCC publishes better coverage data.https://www.engadget.com/bipartisan-infrastructure-law-broadband-funding-delayed-180710457.html Walmart and Streaming Serviceshttps://techcrunch.com/2022/08/09/walmart-streaming-nyt-report/ Mikrotik August 2022 Newsletterhttps://mt.lv/News107 Unifi Version 7.0https://blog.ui.com/2022/03/01/unifi-network-version-7-0-introduces-revamped-settings-to-simplify-system-configuration/
DNS Reaper tool
DNS Reaper is yet another sub-domain takeover tool, but with an emphasis on accuracy, speed and the number of signatures in our arsenal! We can scan around 50 subdomains per second, testing each one with over 50 takeover signatures. This …
Epson shuts of your printer
https://m.slashdot.org/story/403150 Printer maker Epson has programmed some models of its inkjet printers to “stop operating” at a pre-determined time, citing the risk of property damage linked to “ink spills,” the Fight to Repair newsletter reports.
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Switch VLAN configuration de-mystified
There seems to be a great deal of confusion when it comes to VLAN configuration across different platforms. In this article, I am going to clarify some often misunderstood terms and bad configurations I see. Let’s start with some terms …
FedEx to go totally cloud by 2024
https://www.pcmag.com/news/fedex-to-stop-using-mainframes-close-all-data-centers-by-2024?fs=e&s= FedEx is set to fully-embrace the cloud, and in so doing, will save $400 million a year in operating costs.
Arin 2Factor Authentication statistics
Recently, Arin sent out an email with the following statement. In 2015, ARIN deployed a Time-Based One-Time password (TOTP) implementation of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). Since the time of implementing that login security feature, 3.2 percent of ARIN Online users have …
Foundations weekly e-mail
Christian Koch has a great weekly e-mail about Data Centers, Interconnection, and other topics. If you are in these spaces it’s worth the subscription. https://www.foundations.email/about/The primary weekly briefing newsletter is delivered by email every Monday at 7:30 AM (ET/New York), …
Patreon Edition of ISP news
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Free Microsoft exam credit
Microsoft.com offers a Microsoft Certification Exam for Free when you Complete One Challenge within the Microsoft Build Cloud Skills Challenge May 2022. Thanks to Community Member CleverCheetah1749 for finding this deal. Instructions: Go to Microsoft Build Cloud Skills Challenge May 2022 Complete one …