Views: 4,243Well folks, I have decided to make this toolkit available to all. Just download it here. The Linux bash version can be downloaded here. Yes, Windows offers several built-in tools and utilities that can help with networking tasks and commands. Here’s an overview of some of the most useful tools: The problem is these
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Views: 25,700This blog article is a culmination of my years of experience in the networking and computing worlds. Over those years, where I began as a bench and field technician, I have had a number of classes that my employers sent me to to teach troubleshooting skills. Usually termed with the words “logical troubleshooting” or
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Views: 12,649In 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 number 5002.
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Views: 5,612Just like out article on Network Management Tools (you can read/view that list here), I wanted to compile a list of Networking Utilities and Tools in this article. These are software programs. All these tools can be essential to troubleshooting network issues, as well as learning how the network works. If you are looking
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Views: 1,948It used to be pretty simple to adopt and learn the necessary knowledge and skills for a career in the field of Networking (we call it Network Science). It usually involved a non-university certification program (Cisco or Juniper or someone else), a bunch of money, and a bunch of time dedicated to the craft. In
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Views: 2,480Ansible is an open-source automation tool primarily used for configuration management, application deployment, and task automation. In network automation, Ansible enables IT teams to manage and configure network devices in a consistent, repeatable, and agentless manner. Ansible is a tool used to automate Server provisioning and network provisioning. Ansible is completely free! You can
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Views: 2,339I 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 the undergraduate
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Views: 12,011 4-Hour Online, Self-Paced Course Click Here to go to our Online Courses category at our online school Understanding how data moves across a network is fundamental to working with Ethernet, TCP/IP, the Internet, and virtually every modern communications system. Data Networking 101 provides a clear introduction to the essential concepts behind packet-based communications.
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Views: 1,967If you close your eyes tightly and consider the future of the Internet, what does your mind’s eye see? Most of us would say “Depends on the day!” Fair enough. Let me share with you what I will call Net Model X for a moment. This is just a capture of one of the
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