In this serie of posts we’ll explore routing operation. Let’s start from the general idea of how could we manage trafic, a move from one location to another… In the example of the figure...
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SSL VPN to my home network
In this blog let’s try to connect to a home network from outside (internet) in a secure manner using SSL. NAT and PAT NAT and PAT is what allowed local IP addresses translation or...
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4 Minutes
What is the best way of subnetting?
In this post, let’s recall what is subnetting (for routing and switching purposes) and how it is done. introduction and motivation Network subnetting is very important subject that maybe referred to as VLSM for...
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How speed is my Ethernet cable?
In this post let’s talk about cabling, especially ethernet cabling to meet speeds of 1 gig. 4 elements are discussed : operation as described in the standard, awg metric, pinout and twist. Alternatives to...
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Cisco HSRP in detail (RFC 2281)
HSRP is one of the most know FHRP (Fisrt Hop Routing) protocols proposed by Cisco to help secure (in terms of redundancy) the gateway (for hosts or servers) in a LAN. The objective is...
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