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Network Address Translation - NAT

Static NAT - Part 2

The previous page (Static NAT - Part 1) helped us understand what exactly happens with Static NAT and how it works, and we saw a few examples of how to use it in various network configurations. Th...

Network Cabling

The 10Base-T UTP Ethernet and 10Base-2 Coax Ethernet were very popular in the early to mid 1990's when 100 Mbps network cards and hubs/switches were very expensive. Today's prices have dropped so m...

Security Service Edge (SSE)

Security Service Edge (SSE) Limitations & Disad...

This article explores the Security Service Edge (SSE) portion of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and the need for holistic cybersecurity protections. We lightly touch upon the drivers for tighte...

Windows Servers

Windows Server Group Policy Link Enforcement, I...

Our previous article explained what Group Policy Objects (GPO) are and showed how group policies can be configured to help control computers and users within an Active Directory domain. This articl...

Linux - Unix

Working with Linux TCP/IP Network Configuration...

This article covers the main TCP/IP network configuration files used by Linux to configure various network services of the system such as IP Address, Default Gateway, Name servers - DNS, hostname a...

Windows Servers

Windows 2003 DHCP Server Installation & Configu...

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol that allows clients on a network to request network configuration settings from a server running the DHCP server service which, in our case,...

Cisco Services & Technologies

Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN) Deployment Model...

Following our successful article Understanding Cisco Dynamic Multipoint VPN - DMVPN, mGRE, NHRP, which serves as a brief introduction to the DMVPN concept and technologies used to achieve the flexi...

Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)

Configuring Windows 7 To Provide Secure Wireles...

Not many people are aware that Windows 7 has built-in capabilities that allow it to be transformed into a perfectly working access point so that wireless clients such as laptops, smartphones and ot...

VLAN Networks

VLAN InterSwitch Link (ISL) Protocol Analysis

Deciding whether to use ISL or IEEE 802.1q to power your trunk links can be quite confusing if you cannot identify the advantages and disadvantages of each protocol within your network. This artic...

VPN Services & Guides

How Australians Are Bypassing ISP Blocking of T...

It was just a matter of time until the new global wave of government site blocking at the ISP level arrived in Australia. In mid-December 2016, the Federal Court ruled that Internet companies would...

Ethernet Protocol, CSMA/CD, Collisions

The Novell Proprietary Frame Format

Novell's Proprietary Frame Format was developed based on a preliminary release of the 802.3 specification. After Novell released its proprietary format, the LLC Header was added, making Novell's fo...

Network Protocols

IPv6 Subnetting - How and Why to Subnet IPv6

In the previous tutorials, I went through the need for IPv6, and followed it up by drawing out the salient features which overcomes issues with IPv4. We took the journey of looking inside the heade...