Post Views: 59,501 When you first start using Wireshark you will find that the great folks at Wireshark provide us with a “Default” profile. This is where we all started. We will call this our Zero starting point. Here is what it looks like: That default, whilst a great starting point leaves much to be […]
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Post Views: 2,485 In this article, I wanted to provide a guide to using ping – ICMP Echo – to troubleshoot your network. Most people use ping on their platform to test if they can reach a given destination. Just open up a terminal (Linux or MAC OSx) or command line (Windows: Start> Run> cmd)
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Post Views: 4,800 In a recent class I was asked for some details on BGP Autonomous System (AS or ASN) Numbers. I thought I would document and provide a more complete answer here for others to learn from as well. What is the AS Number? Let’s begin with a definition. An Autonomous System Number (AS
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Post Views: 2,849 OK – so this article is for entertainment of all us network nerds. As many already know, pretty much every year, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) releases humorous RFC’s – jokes. Usually these happen on or about April 1st to commemorate April Fools Day. Without doubt, some of these are
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Post Views: 1,434 Got to thinking the other day. What are the world’s most important RFC’s (Request for Comment specifications)? I decided to make a list. While the following are not in any order, I tried to base them (mostly) on date. While TCP came first, I still put the Internet Protocol on the top
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Post Views: 10,032 In this article we will get you started with the iPerf tool. We will be using it in a Linux environment, but know that it is available for all systems at http://iperf.fr. iPerf is used to test performance, throughput, packet loss, and jitter on TCP/IP networks. iPerf defaults to testing TCP – port
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Post Views: 3,495 Using Wireshark in Microsoft Windows reveals some quirks that naturally leave you scratching your head as to what is going on. For example, when I launch Wireshark on my Windows 10 system I see a bunch of different interfaces. Some make sense (Wi-Fi, Ethernet 2) but others….: What are all the Local
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Post Views: 2,777 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 Just introduced this week is a terminal version of tshark that looks like the Wireshark GUI call termshark. Why? Let’s say you run either Virtual Machines or
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Post Views: 5,628 One way to examine your network configuration in Linux is to use the “ip” command. I have attached a cheat sheet from Red Hat. By itself, it will show its options: So much going on here, and I find the help and man pages to be light on clarity and examples.
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