How does DNS work for the ISP?
If you are not familiar with how DNS and how an ISP uses it works please watch the following video
Types of IPV6 addresses
As you dive into using IPV6 you will come across four types of addresses. These can be broken down into 4 types
More IPV6 resources
This section describes the concepts and methods associated with addressing under IPv6.
EVPNs: The answer to your MPLS issues
So as we dive into What is EVPN I want you to know I am approaching this from a service provider standpoint.
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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