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SASE & SD-WAN Networks

Configuring A SASE Unified Network: Data centers…

This article explores the need for Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) in today’s organizations. We show how one of the most advanced SASE platforms available, combines VPN and VPN and SD-WAN capabilit…

Routing

Routing Information Protocol - RIP

Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is a distance-vector routing protocol that is commonly used in small to medium-sized networks. It is one of the oldest routing protocols still in use today, h…

Routing

OSPF - Part 1: Introduction, OSPF Packet Structur…

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is a popular routing protocol developed for Internet Protocol (IP) networks by the Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force…

Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)

Configuring Windows 7 To Provide Secure Wireless…

Not many people are aware that Windows 7 has built-in capabilities that allow it to be transformed into a perfectly working access point so that wireless clients such as laptops, smartphones and othe…

Cisco Data Center (Nexus/UCS)

Complete Guide to Nexus Checkpoint & Rollback Fea…

The Cisco NX-OS checkpoint feature provides the capability to capture at any time a snapshot (backup) of the Cisco Nexus configuration before making any changes. The captured configura…

TCP - UDP Protocol Analysis

TCP Header Anaylsis - Section 2: TCP Sequence & A…

This page will closely examine the Sequence and Acknowledgement numbers. The very purpose of their existence is related directly to the fact that the Internet, and generally most networks, are packet…

Cisco Wireless

Cisco Aironet 1242AG /1240 - Multiple SSID & 80…

This article explains how the Cisco 1240 series access point can be setup to provide support for multiple SSID, each SSID assigned to a separate VLAN. This type of configuration is id…

Routing

Interior Gateway Protocol - IGRP

IGRP (Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) is a Cisco proprietary distance-vector routing protocol used in enterprise networks to exchange routing information between routers. IGRP is a predecessor to…

Web Application Vulnerability Scanners

Acunetix Enterprise: Find Website - Web Applicati…

Security researchers disagree about the percentage of vulnerable websites, but most concur that it’s way too high. Despite their long history, attackers continue to use cross-site scripting (XSS), SQ…

The OSI Model

The OSI Model: Layer 2 - Datalink Layer

The Datalink ensures that messages are delivered to the proper device and translates messages from the Network layer into bits for the Physical layer to transmit. It formats the message into data fra…

VPN Services & Guides

The Ultimate TOR vs VPN Guide – How TOR/VPN Works…

Back then, the Internet was so very young. Those were the times of Windows Maze Screensaver, of the classy Minesweeper, of grey-white MS Paint, and of silvery floppy disks. Gone are those days. Now…

Cisco Switches

VLAN Security Tips - Best Practices

This article focuses on VLAN Security and its implementation within the business network environment. We provide tips and Cisco CLI commands that will help you upgrade your VLAN network security. Ev…