Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Denise Fishburne has a 7-part series on IPv6. As Alec shares in the article, it turns out that adding Tor to a “standard” DoH configuration doesn’t significantly impact performance (as measured by latency).

IPv6 97

IPv6 Storage Vmware Hardware 97

Scott Lowe

JUNE 28, 2024

I’m back with another set of links to articles on various data center- and IT-related topics. Need more than 24 hours in a day… Timothy Ham created a GitHub Gist-based short IPv6 guide for home IPv4 admins. Hat tip to Ivan Pepelnjak, who shared a link to Roman Pomazanov’s article on various network lab tools.

IPv6 113

IPv6 Network Virtualization Tools 113

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2023

Nick Buraglio discusses IPv6 Unique Local Addressing (ULA). This time I’m including two of his articles. I won’t spoil you by sharing his conclusion; go read the article (which is really well-written, in my opinion) to find out for yourself. This article provides more details. Do you need Argo CD?

IPv6 74

IPv6 Linux Tools Network 74

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

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. Warning: I’m not sure the configuration as described in the article will actually work, but the concept is sound.) Networking. Version 3.8.0

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Denise Fishburne has a 7-part series on IPv6. As Alec shares in the article, it turns out that adding Tor to a “standard” DoH configuration doesn’t significantly impact performance (as measured by latency).

IPv6 60

IPv6 Storage Vmware Hardware 60

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

If your internet provider offers IPv6, be sure to implement security precautions tailored for this protocol. The practical guidelines detailed in this article can significantly enhance the security posture of business users connecting to their company's network from home. Upgrade your router if it does not support WPA3.

Network 110

Network Security Guidelines IPv6 110

Scott Lowe

MARCH 12, 2021

Want/need to better understand IPv6? This is truly an information-dense article, and if working with the AWS API Gateway falls into your job responsibilities then this is probably a good post to read. This article by Vlad Ionescu on EKS DNS at scale is a great read, well worth your time if you work with Kubernetes.

IPv6 60

IPv6 Network Storage Policies 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

I wouldn’t take this information as gospel, but here’s a breakdown of some of the IPv6 support available in VMware NSX. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Servers/Hardware.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

I wouldn’t take this information as gospel, but here’s a breakdown of some of the IPv6 support available in VMware NSX. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Servers/Hardware.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

I wouldn’t take this information as gospel, but here’s a breakdown of some of the IPv6 support available in VMware NSX. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Servers/Hardware.

Windows 60

Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 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. Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. Simon Leinen (from SWITCHengines) explains their use of IPv6 with OpenStack.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

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. 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. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 22, 2015

I’m not sure if this falls here or into the “Cloud Computing/Cloud Computing” category, but Shannon McFarland—fellow co-conspirator with the Denver OpenStack Meetup group—has a nice article describing some design and deployment considerations for IPv6 in the OpenStack Kilo release. VXLAN overlay networks between AWS and GCE?

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Virtualization IPv6 60

All Things Distributed

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

In an in-depth article on Streaming Media Dan Rayburn analyzed the impact of Amazon Cloudfront move to GA: Amazons CDN Gets More Competitive, Adds SLA, New Edge Locations, Lower Pricing. Understanding Throughput-Oriented Architectures - background article in CACM on massively parallel and throughput vs latency oriented architectures.

IPv6 62

IPv6 Cloud Architecture Storage 62

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

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. Here’s hoping you find something useful! Networking. RIP Solaris.

Storage 60

Storage Vmware Load Balancer IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 25, 2015

Anthony Spiteri, who works at an Australian service provider running NSX, has some in-depth articles discussing vShield Edge and NSX Edge ( part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , and part 4 ). Here’s a nice article on using Ansible with Arista EOS. If you haven’t read Brent’s article on building network tools with Docker , I highly recommend it.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Virtualization Windows 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 9, 2016

As usual, here’s my random collection of links, articles, and thoughts about various data center technologies. Charles Min-Cheng Chan has a write-up on using IPv6 in Mininet. Someone pointed me toward this article on using Sophos UTM for remote access to their home lab. Networking. Pete Lumbis shows you how. Virtualization.

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. His article also provides a quick look at some of the configuration commands involved. It’s a pretty detailed article with lots of useful information. Bring on the content!

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2013

In this first article, I’ll cover some important networking basics. This will set the stage for discussions that will take place in future articles. Here are some of the topics that I’m going to cover in this first article: Layer 2 versus Layer 3: the OSI and DoD models. Theory into reality: TCP/IP and Ethernet.

Network 87

Network Vmware Internet Media 87

Sean Daniel

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The author of this article is publishing a workaround, not setting expectations. The address listed is actually your ipv6 ip address. You expect home users to do these convoluted steps while your software is broken? Whats going on here? 2/11/2011 10:37 AM. Anonymous said. snowdins: your an a **e and/or what an a **e comment.

Backup 82

Backup How To Windows Small Business 82

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Most of the Wireguard tutorials I saw focused only on this approach, so you’re likely to find other articles out there that share similar (or the same) information. Using a Configuration File from the CLI.

Linux 78

Linux Network IPv6 Tools 78

Sean Daniel

JUNE 29, 2011

Sean, Your DNS article does not discuss how SBSe sets the DNS forwarders entries in the Server's DNS properties. This article does help me to configure my SBSe DNS. Thanks for the very informative article. Installation of the DHCP role is straightforward enough until the question of IPv6 is raised. 7/19/2011 3:45 PM.

Small Business 58

Small Business LAN Windows IPv6 58

All Things Distributed

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

I laid out some of these challenges in an article explaining the concept of eventual consistency. New Route 53 and ELB features: IPv6, Zone Apex, WRR and more. There are many factors that come into play when you need to meet stringent availability and performance requirements under ultra-scalable conditions. APAC Summer Tour.

Applications 63

Applications Cloud System IPv6 63

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. IPv6 carries a heavy software burden and the majority of Zigbee devices out there could not support [that],” says Klein.

Apple 71

Apple Security Google Network 71

ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

I have used senses to report on vulnerable open SSL implementations for my Heartbleed articles. ipv6 is designed to overcome the problems of ipv4 address exhaustion. So it would be very, very hard to scan for all the ipv6 addresses. Marc-Ettienne in his work at ESET needed a more focused and more dedicated scanner for his needs.

Internet 52

Internet Malware Research Linux 52

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Tor Anderson has an article on using IPv6 for network boot using UEFI and iPXE. Kirk Byers has a helpful article that provides some suggestions and guidelines for how to make your network automation/network scripts become more than just your own personal hobby at work. I highly recommend this article. Networking.

Linux 60

Linux Windows Firewall Architecture 60