What is a LAG port in the switch network world?
In this blog post, we will delve into what a Network Switch LAG is and how it can significantly enhance the performance and reliability of your network. Unpacking the Concept: What is a Network Switch LAG? Link Aggregation, or Network …
VLANs on Mikrotik RouterOS from Rick Frey
Our friend Rick Frey has a great tutorial on VLANs on Mikrotik RouterOS and configuration
Netonix Recovery Tool
The folks over at Netonix have released a recover to help out with Console recovery on their switches. https://forum.netonix.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=5902&sid=4279b7f772acf222b45382b25bdebb26 From the Blog Post This automate’s the process of recovering a switch via the serial port. You just need to download …
Where does TRILL and VXLAN fit in to your network strategy?
As networking trends yo-yo between layer-3 and layer-2 centric different protocols have emerged. Protocols such as Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL), Shortest Path Bridging (SPB), and Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) have emerged to address the need of scalability …
OTV and VXLAN
A great article on explaining what OTV is and how it compares to VXLAN http://www.routexp.com/2017/04/vxlan-and-otv-what-is-difference.html?m=1