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If you own a Netbook or laptop, you may be surprised by the new default look of the latest Ubuntu release. I have tried to like it on my Netbook. I have completely complied with the neverending typing of application names to find my common apps. Some of my colleagues have reported horrible problems, but […]
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Hi everyone! As most of our students and felow workers know, we love and have been avid users of GNS3 for several years now. We always try to help folks get started on this great free softwar. You can do/learn so much with/about Network Science by simply using GNS3, and the greatest part of it
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With more and more networking professionals tackling IPv6 and the changes incorporated into this next generation protocol, necessity requires that we look closely at the Internet Control Message Protocol as it has been highly modified for IPv6 support. The experiment outlined below will walk you through a packet capture that contains ICMPv6 packet exchanges. You
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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 With more and more networking professionals tackling IPv6 and the changes incorporated into this next generation protocol, necessity requires that we look closely at the Internet Control Message Protocol as
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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 We are often asked, how do you enable IPv6 on a computer? With all the various versions of operating systems out there, this is no simple answer. What we have
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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 As more and more people are discovering IPv6, there is a tendency to test and play with the technology. First, you can generically turn off IPv6 on an interface in
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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 In this article we will discuss using 6to4 Tunneling in your Windows machine. In order to do this, we will use a very popular “Tunnel Broker” Service provided by Hurricane
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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 Network Administrators often need to deploy new Access Control Lists or Firewall rules based on items they see and learn in packet captures. Wireshark makes this task very
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Folks are always asking me about the network of submarine cables that provide connectivity across the globe between continents and countries. This phenomenal system can be found on the Internet in a detail map that you can zoom into and out of as well as look for certain cables by clicking on the name.
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World IPv6 day, occurred on June 8th, 2011, designed as a global-scale test flight of IPv6 and is sponsored by the Internet Society. On World IPv6 Day, major web companies and other industry players came together to enable IPv6 on their main websites for 24 hours. The goal is to motivate organizations across the industry
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That’s right, if you want a single monitor of everything emergency or disaster related that is happening in the world as it happens, then simply click here! This web site will show you things like: Earthquakes as they happen Storms as they happen Flu outbreaks Airline Incidents and Accidents Biological Hazards Explosions Fires Nuclear Events
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Is it possible to locate an IP address on a map of the world? Absolutely! Simply go to IPFingerprints.com! When you open a browser windo to this web site, your IP Address will be detected and a pin will be placed on your location. You should get a screen like this: Now, just replace
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This procedure is how to set the IP address in an VMWare ESX 4.x server. We compiled this information from multiple sources, and even had to correct the procedure from what we found on the VMware site!! So frustrating when these things are so poorly documented. This worked for us: Step 1: Changing settings
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One of the best features of Windows (XP Professional, Vista and Windows 7, 8, 10) is the Remote Desktop Connection feature. This feature allows you to connect to another computer as if you are using that computer. Some examples would be: allowing access to your home/small business computer when you are away gaining information on
Access Multiple Computers on a LAN or VM via Remote Desktop Connection Read More »
Everyone who works on Routers and Switches administering networks needs a toolbox of applications that help them to do their job better. Getting the answer from the Internet search engines is nearly impossible in a short amount of time. So, I decided to post a list of our favorite tools all in one place. Here
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