Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

At DevOps Networking Forum 2016, I had the opportunity to share a presentation on some Linux networking options. Russell Pope at Kovarus recently wrote about using security groups to manage the VMware NSX distributed firewall. I knew Microsoft was cozying up to Linux, but I honestly didn’t expect they would port SQL Server to Linux.

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Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

There was a fair amount of wailing and gnashing of teeth when Apple updated the MacBook Pro line with the Touch Bar. Vivek Gite over at nixCraft explains how to use ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall) on Ubuntu to limit SSH connections. Flatpak is a (relatively) new application packaging/sandboxing mechanism for Linux applications.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 29, 2016

In the event you accidentally locked yourself out of vCenter using NSX’s distributed firewall, this post by Roie Ben Haim provides a workaround for getting yourself out of this pickle. This is a highly technical article on scheduling in the Linux kernel , but it’s well worth reading. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Virtualization.

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Linux Network Hardware Vmware 60

Fountainhead

MAY 5, 2009

Today, the service provider houses over 1,425 virtual servers running on 70 industrystandard Egenera servers, 370 terabytes of storage and 1,250 virtualized firewalls. Albridge Solutions: Albridge Solutions migrated from UNIX servers to industry-standard servers running Linux and Egenera-based Infrastructure Orchestration.

Data Center 100

Data Center Virtualization Disaster Recovery Storage 100

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

We all know that security is more than just a host-based firewall, but a host-based firewall can be part of an overall security strategy. This article provides a good introductory overview of Linux iptables commands for configuring host-based firewall rules on your Linux systems. on an Apple Xserve 3,1.

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Windows Firewall Linux Architecture 60