The physics of twisted pair cabling
The folks over at Fluke networks have a great post on why cabling, such as cat-5, is twisted.
IPV6 NAT-PT to communicate to an ipv4 only device
You have a device that only does IPV4 and you want to communicate with it via IPV6.
Route Server Diagram for an IX
Normally on a peering exchange, all connected parties will establish bilateral peering relationships with each other customer connected to the exchange. As the number of connected parties increases, it becomes increasingly more difficult to manage peering relationships with customers of …
Mac OSX Masscan – helpful utilities
One of the network utilities I use the most in network discovery is masscan. This utility will scan all the hosts on a given subnet for a particular port.
MTR Traceroute and you
MTR is a visual application that combines the functionality of the traceroute and ping in a single network diagnostic tool.
Helpful nmap commands
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Cisco 100 gig switch install
Installation of a new Cisco 100 gig switch
A secure BGP routing infrastructure using RPKI
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10 Gig SpeedTest server Intel Nuc
Recently a client testing their 5G solution came to me asking for a solution to testing speed from their CBRS/5G/802.11ax clients
Why every ISP should be deploying hAP Lite to customers
This was originally posted at: https://www.mtin.net/blog/why-every-isp-should-be-deploying-hap-lite-to-customers/ So Mikrotik has a very cheap hAP Lite coming out. This is a 4 port, 2.4 b/g/n router/access point which retails for $21.95. Baltic networks have pre-orders for $18.95. Why should you deploy …