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StarlingX bridges IPv4-IPv6 gap with dual-stack networking support

Network World

is the addition of IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack support, addressing a critical challenge faced by network operators. is the addition of IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack support, addressing a critical challenge faced by network operators. Users in these areas have been transitioning more and more to rely on IPv6 for its capabilities. release cycle.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 gains security, networking upgrades

Network World

14, providing users of the platform with a long list of updates and improvements that impact nearly every aspect of IT and system operations. Also of particular note for networking professionals is the fact that the RHEL NetworkManager now supports connecting to IPsec VPNs that use IPv6 addressing. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5

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How to eliminate the default route for greater security

Network World

If portions of enterprise data-center networks have no need to communicate directly with the internet, then why do we configure routers so every system on the network winds up with internet access by default? Also on Network World: IPv6 deployment guide ; What is edge computing and how it’s changing the network? +

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10 Linux commands for testing connectivity and transfer rates

Network World

In this post, well look at a series of commands that can help estimate your connection speed, test whether you can reach other systems, analyze connection delays, and determine whether particular services are available. Pinging a local system might look like this. A remote system will take considerably longer to respond.

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Bogons: Do not let them in or through your networks

CTOvision

But filtering the full bogon list requires about 5000 rules for IPv4 and about 70,000 rules for IPv6. Automated systems like the Centripetal Networks RuleGate can take dynamic feeds of bogons and block them, automatically. - Additionally, IPv4 networks are not safe from an IPv6 bogon bandwidth flooding attack.

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Networking terms and definitions

Network World

Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) Hyperconverged infrastructure combines compute, storage and networking in a single system and is used frequently in data centers. It includes the operating system, programming languages, database and other development tools. Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0

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New Route 53 and ELB features: IPv6, Zone Apex, WRR and more.

All Things Distributed

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. New Route 53 and ELB features: IPv6, Zone Apex, WRR and more. Elastic Load Balancing support for IPV6. To support the continuous growth of the Internet it is essential that IPv6 will be enabled. All Things Distributed. Comments (). APAC Summer Tour.

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