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Routing

OSPF - Part 5: Analysis of OSPF Link State Update…

This article explains how OSPF uses Link State Advertisement (LSA) to exchange information about the network topology between routers. When a router receives an LSA, it is stored in the Link-State Da…

TCP - UDP Protocol Analysis

Transmission Control Protocol - Part 3: The TCP H…

This article shows the TCP Header and Segment. We explain where the TCP Header and Segment are located in an Ethernet frame and also briefly view the available options in the TCP Header. Our easy-to-…

Network Cabling

Serial Direct Cable Connection, DB9, DB25, COM Po…

This article covers the popular serial ports on workstations, servers and laptop computers. We cover serial data transfer, port pinouts, port speeds, serial interface types (DB9 & DB25), null mod…

Cisco Routers

Configuring PPTP (VPDN) Server On A Cisco Router

The Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a network protocol used to create VPN tunnels between public networks. These VPN tunnels are encrypted from one end to the other and allow the secure t…

Routing

Hybrid Routing Protocols - Advantages and Disadva…

Hybrid routing protocols are a combination of distance-vector and link-state routing protocols, and are used to provide a more efficient and scalable routing solution in larger networks. These…

ICMP Protocol

ICMP Protocol - Part 2: Echo / Echo Reply (Ping)…

As mentioned in the previous page, an Echo is simply what we networking engineers call a 'ping'. The Echo Reply is, as most would guess, the 'ping reply'. ICMP Echos are used mostly for trouble…

Windows Servers

How to Enable & Configure Shadow Copy for Shared…

When you shadow copy a disk volume, you are actually generating a snapshot of the changes made to the folders and files within the disk volume at a certain point in time. Windows 2012 R2 shadow copy…

Palo Alto Networks

The Ultimate Guide to Palo Alto Networks Software…

Discover the ins and outs of using Palo Alto Networks’ Software NGFW (Flex) credits to seamlessly renew your cloud-based or virtualized software NGFW devices! Dive into this exciting guide where we u…

Cisco Services & Technologies

Comparing Cisco VPN Technologies – Policy Based v…

Virtual Private Networks constitute a hot topic in networking because they provide low cost and secure communications between sites (site-to-site VPNs) while improving productivity by extending corpo…

Network Cabling

Direct Cable Connection

From the early PC days, Direct Cable Connection (DCC) was the most popular way to transfer data from one PC to another. Of course, it might seem a bit of an "old fashioned" way to transfer data these…

Virtualization & VM Backup

How to Enable or Disable SSH on VMware ESXi via W…

SSH access to VMware’s ESXi server is by disabled by default however there are many reasons where SSH might be required. VMware and System administrators often find the need to perform advanced admin…

Cisco Wireless

Cisco Aironet 1100 & 1200 Series (1110, 1121, 114…

Resetting a Cisco Aironet access point can be required if you’ve lost your password or need to wipe out the configuration of a previously configured access point. Cisco provides two main methods to p…