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The NSA, surveillance, and Call Records
First off, let me be very clear. I do *not* condone placing backdoors into critical infrastructure such as firewalls and routers. This post is about the packets themselves, and capturing only what is legally allowed. I believe the NSA has the legal right (and the mandate) to do much of what they are currently doing, […]
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The Value of Certifications
I hope to clear the air on what a vendor certificate (or any certificate, such as a degree/diploma/etc) is, and is not. Too many times have I heard/seen people place too little or too much stock in the single piece of paper. What a certificate is A certificate, simply put, is proof that on a […]
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The value of Soft Skills
No, this isn’t SDN-related, I mean the soft skills. The interpersonal skills. The skills that will help you get ahead in your career. This is my opinion on the matter, so take it all with a huge grain of salt. The biggest thing that a lot of people forget is that there’s more […]
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Cisco OTV Implementation & Troubleshooting (Legacy Multicast mode)
For the details on what Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) is and how it works on a high-level, see my previous blog entry about OTV 101. OTV troubleshooting requires a basic understanding of Multicast, as well as ISIS. In-depth troubleshooting on these subjects are not part of the scope of this document. This document will only […]
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Cisco OTV 101 (Legacy Multicast Mode): MAC Learning Process Walk
What is OTV? Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) is a Cisco-proprietary protocol suite that allows us to extend Layer 2 between datacenters with Layer 3 boundaries in between. It works by encapsulating the L2 packets into L3 multicast packets and sending them out to all other OTV AED’s (Authoritative Edge Devices, used for loop prevention). The […]
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The post Cisco OTV 101 (Legacy Multicast Mode): MAC Learning Process Walk appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ken Matlock.
How to Turn Your IOS Router Into a Pr0n Server (Pr0n Not Included)
No, really! Did you know that your IOS-based router is capable as acting as a static webserver? Below you will find the steps necessary to turn a GNS/Dynamips box (or any ‘testlab’ machine) into something that can serve basic HTTP/HTTPS content. Due to the security implications of the steps below, it’s not recommended to do […]
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