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I get asked for this list all the time, so I thought I would just post it. There are others of course, so see the bottom of this post for some others, but if I had to just pick 10, these would be the ones. Links will send you to Amazon, where if you buy […]
The Top Ten Networking Books for Reference Read More »
Whether you are performing preventive maintenance or repairing routers or switches or any other network equipment, you need a solid toolkit to easily perform the task. First, let me list for you what I have in my service/repair toolkit. These items are mostly available at Amazon, of course, and if you click any of the
Servicing or Repairing Network Equipment Read More »
Looking for some ideas for what to gift someone in the tech/networking field? Here are some, but don’t forget – we have two other places to get things: our Wi-Fi Adapters that support monitor mode article and our “Go Bag” page. The links to the products shown here are all available through Amazon, and if
I understand the argument: Since there is so much TCP (HTTP anything, etc. etc.) this is what the user experiences. That argument has several issues. First, we need to discuss the problems with using TCP at all as there are technical reasons the idea does not align with the goal of speed tests. Second, the
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When you run a speed test, you are testing several key aspects of your internet connection. The purpose is to measure the performance of your connection to the internet in terms of download speed, upload speed, latency or delay, and jitter or delay variation. The problem is that not all speed tests are equal. In
What does an Internet Speed Test actually test? Read More »
As many of you who have been in my classes, or are my clients, know, I am not a fan of the accuracy and meaning of speed tests. Perhaps I am being a little technical here. Over the next several posts, I want to provide some detailed information on Speed Tests. I thought the best
What are the best Speed Test tools? Read More »
Wow. What a couple of weeks. Lesson learned: never ever ever ever make a web site environment change right before you go on vacation. Ultimately the issues you all have experienced with this web site were my fault. I take full responsibility. I am sorry. I hope you can forgive me and continue to trust
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Service provider technicians need routine Wi-Fi skills training and they need to know how to troubleshoot Wi-Fi networks for several important reasons: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks is essential for service provider technicians to ensure reliable service, maintain customer satisfaction, and keep up with the fast-paced advancements in networking technology. Because the Wi-Fi network environment is ever
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What is the NIST SP 800-183 Networks of ‘Things’ Guideline About?
What is the NIST Special Publication 800-183 About? Read More »
What is the ISO/IEC 27008 Information technology — Security techniques — Guidelines for the assessment of information security controls Guideline About?
What is the ISO/IEC 27008 Guideline About? Read More »
What is The NIST 800-171 Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations About?
What is the NIST Special Publication 800-171 About? Read More »
What is The NIST 800-161 Supply Chain Risk Management About?
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Yesterday I wanted to mess around with IPv6 Temporary addresses on my computer. Let me start with an overview of IPv6 Temporary addresses. IPv6 Temporary Addresses are a feature designed to enhance privacy for devices using the IPv6 protocol. In the IPv6 addressing scheme, devices typically have both a permanent (static) address and one or
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I just wanted to make a quick post on a conversation I couldn’t help but jump in on in the Network Engineering Professionals group on LinkedIn. Truthfully I ignore a lot of errors – and there are a lot of errors and incorrect statements/drawings/diagrams etc. that I simply do not understand how they make it
Subnetting Tools can be Wrong! Read More »
You all know we have a tone of IPv6 information here (just click here to view anything tagged with IPv6). If you want more, I wanted to provide just a quick post to let everyone know about our IPv6 Reference Repository at Github. The goal of the repository is to provide key information regarding IPv6
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