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[ Networking ] 1 min read
I recently wrote a multi-part blog series for Cisco and, as we know, while it may seem like the writing is all of the work, getting the word out is at least as hard. So, for those of you who have already seen this, I …
[ Networking ] 6 min read
“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.” Yogi Berra Usually, no matter how much planning, testing, thinking about, or stalling you build in to an upgrade project, the bill …
[ Networking ] 5 min read
“There is always a well-known solution to every human problem–neat, plausible, and wrong.” H.L. Mencken, Prejudices: Second Series, 1920 I had an interesting conversation today with a cohort of mine regarding network …
[ Networking ] 5 min read
One of the things that I am called upon to do fairly often in my current role is to configure remote access VPN devices for some site or another. Often these sites are transient in nature, only staying active for weeks …
[ Networking ] 4 min read
The current state of IPv6 support in many vendors products makes me want to donkey-kick someone right in the… well, let’s just say it upsets me. I have been leading an IPv6 roll-out for some time now, among other things, …
[ Networking ] 7 min read
One of the projects that I began early last year is an IPv6 rollout across our entire worldwide network. During the initial heady days of the project, I managed to get the infrastructure largely configured in a …
[ Networking ] 6 min read
As a lot of readers already know, from comments and discussions on other forums, I recently made the switch from PC to Mac for my main personal computer. This wasn’t some sort of Microsoft-hating frenzy, but rather a …
[ Networking ] 3 min read
This post will be a short one, and mostly just comes from a discussion I had the other day with another engineer. It turns out that even among people who are comfortable with IPv6, and maybe even have experience …
[ Networking ] 3 min read
So, a lot of people who are working towards their CCIE certifications end up building home labs for studying. The reasons are many and varied, but mine boiled down to two primary ones: (1) My study hours don’t always …
[ Networking ] 7 min read
Editor’s Note: Google Chrome seems to dislike my site theme and is hyphenating absolutely everything. Apologies for that, and I’ll look into it just as soon as I get done with a few items on the “honey-do” list. If you …