Post Views: 2,389 I get asked this question all the time. It is indeed a great question. I previously posted an answer to this FAQ in 2017 – you can look at that here. I often point folks who ask to that post, but they claim it is ancient history. But is it? So I […]
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Post Views: 2,875 Ansible is widely used in data networking for automating configuration, management, and compliance across diverse network devices. We published an article on what this tool is, and how you can set up a lab environment for learning this tool that you can read here. Here are real-world examples of Ansible use cases
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Post Views: 9,534 Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT), also known as Large Scale NAT (LSN), is a network technology used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to extend the usability of the limited IPv4 address space by sharing a small pool of public IPv4 addresses among many customers. Why CGNAT Exists How CGNAT Works Technical Characteristics Challenges/Problems with
Post Views: 3,317 For all my troubleshooting network friends, I have compiled a list below of the top software-based network troubleshooting tools that you need to have and know. It you want to add hardware to your toolkit – have a look at our “Go Bag“ If you want to know more about the commands
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Post Views: 14,684 A CLEAR WORD OF CAUTION – ONLY USE THIS TOOL WHERE YOU HAVE PERMISSION. THIS ARTICLE IS OFFERRED FOR LEARNING PURPOSES ONLY. Hping3 is a network tool designed for packet crafting and analysis, similar to Scapy but with a more command-line-oriented interface. It is often used for testing and troubleshooting network infrastructure,
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Post Views: 2,877 If you use Windows and you are a Networking person technical or non-technical, you will find our toolkit to put all the useful Windows capabilities at your fingertips in a simple menu driven batch file. Before we start, you can download and install this toolkit here (instructions for installing are provided on
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Post Views: 3,444 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: 7,783 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: 4,059 Welcome to our Cisco IOS Classic Command Cheat Sheet! Cisco switches and routers use the Internetwork Operating System (IOS), which configures and controls the device’s performance and behavior. Cisco’s IOS defines an interface called the Command Line Interface (CLI), which enables administrators to enter commands into a terminal emulation program. The CLI
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Post Views: 12,451 In my prior article on getting started with nmap, I showed you how to get started with this superb network scanner. In that article we did basic scans to locate what hosts were on a given network and display what services were running on those hosts. In this article I am going
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Post Views: 13,903 Nmap (“Network Mapper”) is a free and open source (license) utility for network discovery and security auditing that has been around since 1997. Surveillance and network scanning is often one of the first steps in Penetration Testing or Security Validation. Many systems and network administrators also find it useful for tasks such
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Post Views: 12,657 Welcome to my little nmap cheat sheet! To learn more about nmap – check out my articles: Getting Started with nmap and Deeper Scanning with nmap and Even Deeper Scanning with nmap and Advanced nmap Scripting Engine. There was no intent here to recreate the full nmap capabilities, that would have been a waste
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