The Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaws Reverberate
Linus Torvalds had harsh words for Intel.
Cisco to MikroTik – command translation – OSPF
In the world of network engineering, learning a new syntax for a NOS can be overwhelming if you need a specific set of config in a short timeframe. The command structure for RouterOS can be a bit challenging if you are used to Cisco CLI commands.
If you’ve been in networking for a while, there’s a good chance you started with Cisco gear and so it is helpful to draw comparisons between the commands, especially if you are trying to build a network with a MikroTik and Cisco router.
This is the second post in a series that creates a Rosetta stone essentially between IOS and RouterOS. We plan to tackle other command comparisons like MPLS, VLANs and basic operations to make it easier for network engineers trained in Cisco IOS to successfully implement Mikrotik / RouterOS devices.
Click here for the first article in this series – “Cisco to MikroTik BGP command translation”
While many commands have almost the exact same information, others are as close as possible. Since there isn’t always an exact match, sometimes you may have to run two or three commands to get the information needed.
Using EVE-NG for testing
In the last article, Continue reading
Cisco to MikroTik – command translation – OSPF
In the world of network engineering, learning a new syntax for a NOS can be overwhelming if you need a specific set of config in a short timeframe. The command structure for RouterOS can be a bit challenging if you are used to Cisco CLI commands.
If you’ve been in networking for a while, there’s a good chance you started with Cisco gear and so it is helpful to draw comparisons between the commands, especially if you are trying to build a network with a MikroTik and Cisco router.
This is the second post in a series that creates a Rosetta stone essentially between IOS and RouterOS. We plan to tackle other command comparisons like MPLS, VLANs and basic operations to make it easier for network engineers trained in Cisco IOS to successfully implement Mikrotik / RouterOS devices.
Click here for the first article in this series – “Cisco to MikroTik BGP command translation”
While many commands have almost the exact same information, others are as close as possible. Since there isn’t always an exact match, sometimes you may have to run two or three commands to get the information needed.
Using EVE-NG for testing
In the last article, Continue reading
Vendors Rush to Issue Security Updates for Meltdown, Spectre Flaws
Here is a list of how Microsoft, Amazon, and other vendors are responding to the CPU flaws.
Broadband Forum’s PON Project Targets 5G Fronthaul
NTT is a key proponent of PON virtualization but other operators are interested too.
SDxCentral’s Weekly Roundup — January 5, 2018
The FCC's Ajit Pai cancels visit to CES; Elliot completes Gigamon purchase; InfoVista and Ericsson sign interoperability initiative.
CableLabs Creates Remote MACPHY Working Group
It aims to make control interfaces more interoperable.
The Telecom Industry Must Reframe Open Source to Give it a Chance
Lacking standards and focus, will the promise of open source reach fruition in this market?
Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For January 5th, 2017
Hey, it's HighScalability time:
All we know about how the universe works. The standard model and mind blowing video.
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- 15: datacenters not built because of Google's TPU; 5 billlion: items shipped by Amazon Prime; 600: free online courses; 1.6 million: React downloads per week; 140 milliseconds: time Elon Musk's massive backup battery took to respond to crisis at power plant; 16: world spanning Riot Games clusters; < $100 a kilowatt-hour: Lithium-ion battery packs by 2025; 23%: performance OS penalty fixing Intel bug; 200k: pending Bitcoin transactions; 123 million: household data leak from marketing analytics company Alteryx; .67: hashes per day mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper; $21 million: projected cost of redundant power for Atlanta Airport; 62: nuclear test films; 10x: more galaxies in the universe; 55%: DuckDuckGo growth; 49%: increase Continue reading
Response: media.ccc.de – 1-day exploit development for Cisco IOS
How to crack Cisco IOS with SNMP RCE examples.
Technology Short Take 92
Welcome to Technology Short Take 92, the first Technology Short Take of 2018. This one was supposed to be the last Tech Short Take of 2017, but I didn’t get it published in time (I decided to spend time with my family instead—some things are just more important). In any case, hopefully the delay of one additional week hasn’t caused any undue stress—let’s jump right in!
Networking
- Lindsay Hill walks through using Telegraf, InfluxDB, and Grafana to monitor network statistics.
- Via Ivan Pepelnjak, I found this article by Diane Patton at Cumulus Networks talking about container network designs. The article is a bit heavy on pushing the Host Pack (a Cumulus thing), but otherwise provides a good overview of several different possible container network designs, along with some of the criteria that might lead to each design.
- Erik Hinderer takes a stab (based on his field experience) at estimating how long it takes to upgrade VMware NSX. Erik’s figures are just estimates, of course; actual values will be determined based on each customer’s specific environment.
- This post is a bit older, but covers a challenge faced by cloud-native darling Netflix—how does one, exactly, identify which application used which IP address Continue reading
The Future of Seamless Hybrid Clouds
The multiple components that make the cloud need to come together seamlessly.