AWS is a great platform for businesses that have the technical savvy to administer servers and applications but do not want … [Read more...]
Why Should I Consider IPv6 – Part 2
1 November 2012 by Leave a Comment
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed what's wrong with IPv4. Looking at our roadmap again, let's move to the next part of … [Read more...]
Why Should I Consider IPv6?
10 October 2012 by 14 Comments
A lot of people are talking about IPv6, but I'm using IPv4 and quite content. I have plenty of public addresses. As long as … [Read more...]
In the Lab: Review a Few IPv6 Routing Protocols and Encapsulating v6 in v4
14 September 2012 by 1 Comment
I have pseudo-learned and forgotten some IPv6 mechanics over the past couple of years. I have re-visited this cycle recently, … [Read more...]
Unexpected OSPFv3 Virtual-Link Behavior
20 July 2012 by 2 Comments
I came across an interesting question in the Cisco Learning Network forums a couple of weeks ago about OSPFv3 virtual-link … [Read more...]
(Some) Vendors Dig IPv6
18 June 2012 by 1 Comment
Now that World IPv6 Launch is behind us, let's look into how a sampling of network hardware vendors support IPv6 on their web … [Read more...]
Your Firewall Sandwich Gives Me Indigestion
28 May 2012 by 10 Comments
The other day a discussion came up on a security mailing list regarding the proper method for implementing "defense in … [Read more...]
Thank Goodness for NAT66
6 February 2012 by 16 Comments
I'm participating in a beta test with my ISP for IPv6 connectivity. The ISP deployed a basic IPv6 service that relies … [Read more...]
Why Your Network Should Go IPv6 Only
23 January 2012 by 21 Comments
The looming exhaustion of IPv4 address space at the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in 2012 will pressure organizations … [Read more...]
A Look at the New LSA Types in OSPFv3 With Vyatta and Cisco
10 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
OSPFv3 brings on a few changes. This post will take a look at the two new LSA types in OSPFv3 using a Cisco and Vyatta … [Read more...]
The IPv6 Forum and the IPv6 Ready Logo Program
1 November 2011 by 2 Comments
I'm reading this blog post over on blogs.cisco.com more because I had not seen this “IPV6 Ready Logo Phase 2 (Gold)” … [Read more...]
First Hop Redundancy Protocols in IPv6: HSRP + GLBP
28 October 2011 by 5 Comments
Currently Cisco has support for Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) and Gateway Load Balancing (GLBP) in IPv6. There is an … [Read more...]
IPv6 OSPFv3 ESP Packets and Decrypting With Wireshark
25 October 2011 by 3 Comments
I am working on IPv6. While doing OSPFv3, I get to the encryption option, covered in a relative easy to read and informative … [Read more...]
Who Owns What? on Service Demarcation
24 October 2011 by 1 Comment
This is my first post in a couple of weeks. I've been busy tidying up a lot of loose ends in preparation for officially … [Read more...]
IPv4 DHCP vs IPv6 DHCPv6
21 October 2011 by 3 Comments
We all know and love DHCP in IPv4. We understand the broadcast operation and the DORA (Discover, Offer, Request, ACK), as … [Read more...]
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