Firewalls usually block all inbound connections (unless we have a port forward setup, or the traffic is return traffic). Also firewalls usually allow all outbound traffic (unless we are in a veryRead More…
Here is a paper by Yashar Ganjali Gavgani about Buffer Sizing and how it works in Networks. Its really easy to read and understand and gives you a full sense of theRead More…
INTRO If you would like to separate your broadcast domain to 2 vlans (or more) then this article is for you. This article builds off of the foundation discussed in this LayerRead More…
Networking Switch/Router/Firewall – L2,L3,L4 Headers – and where they change – also a quick look at OSI 7 layers (simple) #################################################### * http://www.inetdaemon.com/tutorials/information_security/devices/firewalls/stateful_vs_stateless_firewalls.shtml#sthash.vO5Num5c.dpuf * http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/OSI_Layers.asp WHAT HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT LAYER ################################# Basic IP communicationRead More…
proxy server ############# ############# Read this quickly first (short reads): http://stackoverflow.com/questions/224664/difference-between-proxy-server-and-reverse-proxy-server http://www.f5.com/glossary/load-balancer/ http://www.f5.com/glossary/load-balancing/ http://www.f5.com/glossary/reverse-proxy/ My notes from above reading (and much more) Forward and reverse proxy are easy to understand,Read More…
The Views Expressed Below Do not in any way reflect Internal Doctorine or Official Statements of Netgear Inc. These are just my notes – Use at your own Risk. First read [mainRead More…
EASTER EGG FOUND – Starwars Traceroute In linux just type what I have below, in windows type: “tracert 216.81.59.173” $ traceroute 216.81.59.173 traceroute to 216.81.59.173 (216.81.59.173), 30 hops max, 60 byte packetsRead More…