Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Networking. Denise Fishburne has a 7-part series on IPv6. Russ White shares Russ' rules for network design. Jimmy Mankowitz talks in some detail about using NSX-T in vSphere with Tanzu to secure applications.

IPv6 60

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Networking. This article contains some good information on IPv6 for those who are just starting to get more familiar with it, although toward the end it turns into a bit of an advertisement. Want to understand kube-proxy , a key part of Kubernetes networking, a bit better? Start here. Version 3.8.0

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

MARCH 12, 2021

Networking. Isovalent, the folks behind Cilium, recently unveiled the Network Policy Editor, a graphical way of editing Kubernetes Network Policies. Ivan Pepelnjak, the font of all networking knowledge, has been discussing cloud networking in some detail for a good while now. Want/need to better understand IPv6?

IPv6 60

IPv6 Network Storage Policies 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I’ve got a new collection of links and articles from around the Web on various data center-focused technologies. Networking. Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. Have a look at the article for more details.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Networking. Sjors Robroek describes his nested NSX-T lab that also includes some virtualized network equipment (virtualized Arista switches). I wouldn’t take this information as gospel, but here’s a breakdown of some of the IPv6 support available in VMware NSX. Timothy Perrett has an article on Envoy with Nomad and Consul.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Networking. Sjors Robroek describes his nested NSX-T lab that also includes some virtualized network equipment (virtualized Arista switches). I wouldn’t take this information as gospel, but here’s a breakdown of some of the IPv6 support available in VMware NSX. Timothy Perrett has an article on Envoy with Nomad and Consul.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Networking. Vincent Bernat has a really in-depth article on IPv4 route lookup on Linux (and one on IPv6 route lookup as well). Ivan Pepelnjak has a great article that tries to get to the kernel of truth in the middle of the intent-based networking hype. The company is VirTool Networks (catchy, eh?),

Storage 60

Storage Vmware Load Balancer Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 22, 2015

Welcome to Technology Short Take #51, another collection of posts and links about key data center technologies like networking, virtualization, cloud management, and applications/operating systems. Networking. If you’re unfamiliar with OVN, Gal Sagie has a couple of articles that might help. MAC learning on OVS under OpenStack?

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Networking. Sjors Robroek describes his nested NSX-T lab that also includes some virtualized network equipment (virtualized Arista switches). I wouldn’t take this information as gospel, but here’s a breakdown of some of the IPv6 support available in VMware NSX. Welcome to Technology Short Take #84! Servers/Hardware.

Windows 60

Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 9, 2016

As usual, here’s my random collection of links, articles, and thoughts about various data center technologies. Networking. Charles Min-Cheng Chan has a write-up on using IPv6 in Mininet. PowerShell on Cumulus Linux on a network switch? Jason Edelman recently announced self-service and on-demand network infrastructure.

Vmware 60

Vmware Case Study Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

I have here for your reading pleasure an eclectic collection of links and articles from around the web, focusing on data center-related technologies. Networking. I love this post from Matt Oswalt on five next-gen skills for networking pros. His article also provides a quick look at some of the configuration commands involved.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2023

Networking Kevin Jin’s post on the APNIC blog about network automation tools is a great read. He discusses Netmiko, NAPALM, and Nornir in some detail, and provides some guidance around which network automation tool may be right for you. Anton Kuliashov writes about why Palark uses Cilium for Kubernetes networking.

IPv6 74

IPv6 Linux Tools Network 74

Scott Lowe

APRIL 21, 2016

As usual, I gathered an odd collection of links and articles from around the web on key data center technologies and trends. Networking. Michael Ryom has a nice (but short) article on using Log Insight along with a NetFlow proxy to help provide more detailed visibility into traffic flows between VMs on NSX logical networks.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Network 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

If you want or need to use multiple Wireguard interfaces, you’ll need either separate network interfaces or use multiple ports. Modify the security group(s) to allow UDP port 51280 to the instance(s) that will have defined Wireguard interfaces. Using a Configuration File from the CLI.

Linux 78

Linux Network IPv6 Tools 78

The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Consider this article a living FAQ on all things related to Matter; how this new smart home standard will work and which products it will work with. As new information comes out, we’ll keep this article updated. Is Matter going to keep my smart home private and secure? Table of contents: Which platforms will work with Matter?

Apple 71

Apple Security Google Network 71

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Networking. Tor Anderson has an article on using IPv6 for network boot using UEFI and iPXE. has a great blog series going called “Hey, I can DevOps my Network too!” If you’re looking for a cost-effective home lab setup, you might check out this article on a $500 vCloud Suite lab. Larry Smith Jr.

Windows 60

Windows Firewall Linux Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 25, 2015

In this post, I’ve gathered links to posts about networking, virtualization, Docker, containers, Linux, configuration management, and all kinds of other cool stuff. Networking. Here’s a nice article on using Ansible with Arista EOS. Here’s hoping you find something useful! Keep up the great work, Brent!) Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Virtualization Tools 60

ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Perhaps there was a bulletin board behind it, or perhaps there was a corporate network. We try to understand as much as possible about the network protocol and the malicious activity that this particular malware does. Vamosi: ISPs don't like their users scanning from their network for various good reasons. Vamosi: In many cases.

Internet 52

Internet Malware Research Linux 52

Sean Daniel

JUNE 29, 2011

With the SBS 2008 and SBS 2011 the Connect to the Internet Wizard would analyze your network and determine a static IP address to use, and then ensure you like it before making it the server’s IP address. Sean, Your DNS article does not discuss how SBSe sets the DNS forwarders entries in the Server's DNS properties.

Small Business 58

Small Business LAN Windows IPv6 58

Sean Daniel

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Change the Mac TimeMachine to show unsupported Network Volumes by going to Finder , then Applications , Utilities , Terminal. This sets the showing of unsupported network volumes to TRUE. A MAC Address is the hardware address of the local network card. A MAC Address is the hardware address of the local network card.

Backup 82

Backup How To Windows Small Business 82