May 21, 2012
by Luis Ventura
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BSD Router Project (BSDRP) is an embedded free and open source router distribution based on FreeBSD with Quagga and Bird. This is a 17MB download, you will need 7-Zip to decompress the contents. Due to the small image size I … Continue reading
July 1, 2010
by Luis Ventura
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It seems that IT professionals have different views on auto-negotiation, some recommend using it others prefer to not use it at all. What’s the reason behind this variation ? The whole stigma around auto-negotiation is the result of open interpretation, … Continue reading
February 12, 2010
by Luis Ventura
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By default Microsoft disables Ping on the Windows platform, probably as an added security measure. However Ping maybe needed for testing or monitoring purposes. The process to allow Windows Server to respond to Pings is minimal, requiring few changes to … Continue reading
January 13, 2010
by Luis Ventura
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It’s not recommended to assign IP address to servers using DHCP since the IP address can change after the lease expires. Just imagine having all the users or devices that need access to the server stopping because the server changed … Continue reading