Approaching Network Simulation in GNS3
I’ve been running IOS simulations in Dynamips for a number of years now, and over the last few years in both dynagen and the ever-expanding GNS3, I’ve found a few guidelines that have remained useful […]
General
DNS Naming Unconventions
Earlier today on Twitter, Tom Hollingsworth (@networkingnerd) raised the subject of naming conventions. He’s right that having something in the device name that clues you in to where it’s located is really helpful when you’re […]
My Lexicon: To Prop Up a BGP Route
Reading Greg Ferro‘s regular entries to his Network Dictionary, I’m reminded that I occasionally get accused of making up my own terminology. Sometimes though, there’s not a nice clean way to describe the thing you […]
The Five Stages of Network Hacks
I’m stating the obvious here perhaps, but every time a temporary solution to a network problem is proposed, I feel morally obliged to laugh and say “And by ‘Temporary’, you mean ‘Permanent’.” This usually leads […]
Networking Field Day 4
In about 18 hours I fly out to California for Network Field Day 4. I was honored to be contacted recently and invited to be a delegate for Gestalt IT’s NFD4. I’m excited to have […]
Test Your Troubleshooting Skillz
Image courtesy of Ambro / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Here’s a quick test of your psychic troubleshooting skills. I’ll give you a real life scenario, and you try to figure out what’s wrong. Sound like fun? Go on, give […]