Windows ISATAP Client, Part 2
In Part 1 we discussed how to turn off ISATAP on Windows host—which is a great idea. Turning off unnecessary components of your network simplifies everything. But ISATAP can be useful in certain scenarios. For instance, if you want to test an application on IPv6 you clearly don’t want to turn on IPv6 everywhere and […]
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The post Windows ISATAP Client, Part 2 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Dan Massameno.
A History of Load Balancing
A visual representation of the company and, to a lesser extent, product history of the load balancing/application delivery field. My usual F5 bias is present but it seems justified considering their long-held market leading position. I’ve been itching to post this for a while but simply couldn’t stop changing the formatting. I can’t say I’m […]
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The post A History of Load Balancing appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Steven Iveson.
Common Network Design Concepts Part-1
There are design tools which we should consider for every design. LAN, WAN and the data center where these common design tolls and attributes should be considered. Many of the principles in this article series might be fit not only for the network part of the design but also compute, virtualization and storage technologies also […]
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The post Common Network Design Concepts Part-1 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Orhan Ergun.
Show 201 – Internet Dies at 512K, Long Live the Internet
The Internet has Died at 512K routes. Ethan & Greg discuss some news and events of the last few weeks and nod nerdishly while noodling about nothing. Yeah, it's a nerd chat show this week.
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The post Show 201 – Internet Dies at 512K, Long Live the Internet appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Jr. Network Admin Willing to Work In Columbus, Ohio? Let’s Talk!
Carenection is where I currently work as the Senior Network Architect. We are looking for a Junior Network Administrator. If you’re an experienced network engineer with many years under your belt, this is not your opportunity. But if you’re just getting into the networking field and are looking for a position where you can learn […]
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The post Jr. Network Admin Willing to Work In Columbus, Ohio? Let’s Talk! appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
Introducing the Multicast “Dating Service” (aka the “RP”)
In February of 2001 I attended a 5 day multicast class within Cisco taught by none other than Beau Williamson! In both his book and during the class, he kept referring to the multicast rendezvous point (RP) as: “a meeting place for multicast receivers and senders (almost like a multicast dating service for multicast routers)” -Developing IP Multicast Networks, […]
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The post Introducing the Multicast “Dating Service” (aka the “RP”) appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Denise "Fish" Fishburne.
Show 200 – State of the Pushers
With 2.5 Million downloads over 4 years and more 250 shows, Greg and Ethan talk honestly and openly about the future of Packet Pushers, the increasing impact on our personal lives and the choices we face in the months ahead. What few people understand is that producing the Packet Pushers podcasts takes a lot of […]
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The post Show 200 – State of the Pushers appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Why logging is so important? VSS example.
Example: Why switch in VSS mode crashed? Few weeks ago there was a great podcast about logging (show 192). Recently I came with great example about how important logging is. If there is only one thing that I could pick up from the podcast it would be following statement “log as much as you can, […]
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The post Why logging is so important? VSS example. appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Michał Janowski.
What is Service Chaining?
This post is in response to a comment on one of my previous posts on using MPLS in the Data Center. Service chaining has been getting a lot of press — and I’m encountering it a lot in the customers I’m talking to. What’s the big deal? To understand service chaining, let’s look at a […]
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Network Break 14
The Network Break isn't broken and returns for another week with a closer look at the news.
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The post Network Break 14 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
More DHCP Snooping
This post is a follow up to Ethan’s post and Edward’s post. Both were very useful to me as I began to plan rolling out this feature. I wanted to verify something TimA said in the comments at the bottom of Ethan’s post, namely that a switch running DHCP Snooping will drop DHCP Discovers from […]
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The post More DHCP Snooping appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Guy Morrell.
Show 199 – Vectra Networks and “The Mushy Middle” – Sponsored
Security tools for the data centre need big analytics and powerful visibility to make sense of the volume of data. Vectra Networks talks about how they can secure the "mushy middle" of the Data Centre LAN.
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The post Show 199 – Vectra Networks and “The Mushy Middle” – Sponsored appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Network Break 13
We have renamed the show to "The Network Break"
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The post Network Break 13 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Network Break 13
We have renamed the show to "The Network Break"
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Network Break 13
We have renamed the show to "The Network Break"Show 198 – Kirk Byers on Network Automation with Python & Ansible
Kirk Byers has been doing network automation work for quite a while now. I’ve been following his Pynet mailing list, where he teaches list members in a series of structured lessons how to code in Python, harnessing the scripting language’s power for network automation. I met Kirk at Cisco Live US, and we got to […]
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The post Show 198 – Kirk Byers on Network Automation with Python & Ansible appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
HTIRW: DNS Security
In the last few posts on this topic, we’ve talked about the various bits and parts of the DNS system, from who pays to how it works to DNS tools. This time, we’re going to finish off DNS in this (probably record breaking for Packet Pushers) series, and talk about some various aspects of DNS […]
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Show 197 – Cisco Nexus Updates with Ron Fuller – Sponsored
Repeat guest and friend of the Packet Pushers Ron Fuller chats with Greg Ferro and Ethan Banks about the latest updates to both the hardware and software in the ever-growing and capable Cisco Nexus product line. We get a thorough update in this show, hitting lots and lots of highlights. Discussion What’s new with the […]
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The post Show 197 – Cisco Nexus Updates with Ron Fuller – Sponsored appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
Coffee Break 12
The Coffee Break will be renamed to the "The Network Break" and will be getting its own channel on the Packet Pushers Network. But for this week, we talk about the latest news in networking and physical infrastructure.
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The post Coffee Break 12 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Coffee Break 12
The Coffee Break will be renamed to the "The Network Break" and will be getting its own channel on the Packet Pushers Network. But for this week, we talk about the latest news in networking and physical infrastructure.
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