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Post Views: 1,612 If you would like a definition of what Net Neutrality is and where it stands in the US – look here. If you are a networking geek and want to experiment with Net Neutrality using Wireshark – look here.
Want to understand Net Neutrality? Like burgers? This will explain… Read More »
Post Views: 2,204 I was recently (this was 2017) asked the question “If I want to get into Networking, what should I learn?” If you want to see the 2025 answer – click here. A great question because Telecommunications or Data Networking is really not a degree program at most universities, at least not at
If I want to get into Networking, what should I learn? Read More »
Post Views: 2,095 This question (really two questions) has been popping up quite a bit lately. Let me see if I can explain. First, let’s define what SD-WAN is. SD-WAN leverages the SDN concept of separating the control plane from the data plane and creating a controller running software that can enact control and policies
What is SD-WAN? Does it replace MPLS? Read More »
Post Views: 1,519 This is a great question, and there is a building pile of learning SDN courses out there. Perhaps the most technical one we found, we loved, and thanks to the great folks at Georgia Tech, the lectures were placed in the public domain. We assembled those video lectures and added our own
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Post Views: 4,705 We get this question often: I am new to Telecom, or I just started at a service provider, and I need to learn Telecom basics – how can I come up to speed? This is a GREAT question – and the truth is: you need to get up to speed. The more
New to Telecom/Datacom. How can I come up to speed? Read More »
Post Views: 1,808 Great question! One I have received many queries on lately. Let’s get some terms out of the way first: ACI = This stands for Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure, so it is not one thing, but rather a collection of things. From the Cisco ACI web page: Cisco ACI consists of: The new Cisco
How does Cisco APIC and ACI fit in the SDN world? Read More »
Post Views: 5,101 Check out these great references as well: Our custom profiles repository for Wireshark Our Udemy course on Wireshark Our Udemy course on Wireless Packet capture This is a commonly asked question that usually results from users learning the can have different profiles after they have spent months constantly changing the default profile!
How do I reset my “Default” profile in Wireshark? Read More »
Post Views: 2,434 This is a great question. The latest list (when this was written) is: Arp – Displays and modifies entries in the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache, which contains one or more tables that are used to store IP addresses and their resolved Ethernet or Token Ring physical addresses. There is a separate table
What are some network related command line tools within Windows? Read More »
Post Views: 1,890 In short, things are advancing quickly. Readers may also be interested in watching the Senate hearing on the subject. http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=fc757765-b147-4f14-9e01-754721a5cffd&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=b06c39af-e033-4cba-9221-de668ca1978a Further, I offer the following: Dear OPASTCO Member, Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) delivered its first Notice of Inquiry (NOI) and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the recommendations
Where we are in the USF? Read More »
Post Views: 1,711 This procedure has moved from our Online School and is now described in an article at this site. We actually have several articles! Here is the original article: click here. Here is an article on securing Wi-Fi in your home or small business: Click here to browse the article! I hope you
Where can I find the information on securing a home network? Read More »
Post Views: 2,424 Yes. This is a great idea and you can find details right here.
Where can I find the article/information on re-use of old computers? Read More »
Post Views: 2,548 Great question received just before the holidays. The security of software is paramount, especially in any communications systems (routers, switches, servers). We are all fimiliar with “patch Tuesdays” as efforts to thwart security holes in software are a constant. Surprisingly, few Computer Science majors include skills on secure coding. Furthermore, policies and
Where can I find information on writing secure code? Read More »
Post Views: 1,896 Check out these additional IPv6 Resources: Our IPv6 overview course at Udemy Our IPv6 Custom Profiles for Wireshark Our IPv6 classes at the Online School Hi, and sorry for the delay in responding! This is a broad question, and I hesitated to respond when it was first asked more than 10 years
What is the status of IPv6? (updated for May 2025) Read More »
Post Views: 2,031 Part of the answer is in your question: it is a protocol, and it stands for Locator/ID Separation Protocol. The use of LISP is targeted at deployment of virtual systems, and the movement/management of those systems/resources (such as Virtual Machines) across networks to other places such as other data centers. LISP really
What is the LISP protocol? Read More »
Post Views: 1,686 It is not possible to give a one sentence answer to this great question. But I will answer it and provide a great video to watch that explain the implications of it – take a deep breath: In a nut shell, Software Defined Networking, or SDN, is a network manager defined and
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