BGP is the protocol used to talk between networks. It is the protocol of the Internet. To connect your network to other networks you will likely use BGP or have your uplink provide you with a gateway IP address. BGP is not needed to connect to the Internet or to other networks, but it is…
wget is a handy Linux command used to download files directly from the command line. It can be used to download just about any file from the Internet and beyond. Simple usage is just wget URL where URL is the url of the file you are looking to download. There are times when a file…
Buyvm.net and frantech.ca are two completely separate domain names. BuyVM is a nice site explaining in detail all the virtual private server (VPS) types for sale. yet when one clicks to order any of these VPSs they are sent over to Frantech. So what is the deal? Is this a scam? The deal is that years ago Frantech…
IT people have certain types of jargon or words that are not really defined anywhere. “Bouncing a port” or “bouncing an interface” is one such phrase. There is no where to really look up what this means. You can search Google, but the first result I get (experts exchange) is completely wrong. “Bouncing a port”…
Sometimes you will paste something into your vim session and the indentation gets all messed up. The reason is due to automatic indentation. Normally the auto-indenting that vim does is very useful. Automatically indenting your line saves you the needs to contently tab or space bar to where you want the cursor to be. The…
The Vue-i18n documentation does a good job of explaining the usage for this library, but the documents lack much information about testing localization of Vue apps. This guide will explain how I have added Jest unit tests to my Vue-i18n implementation. Why Use Vue-i18n Vue-i18n provides an easy way to integrate translation, pluralization, dateTime, and number…
The Juniper Networks Certified Associate – Junos (JNCIA-Junos) is a entry level certificate from Juniper Networks. It is a great certificate to have if you are looking to advance your networking career. The JNCIA is sometimes overshadowed by Cisco’s CCNA. Because the JNCIA is less common, having this certificate will make you stand out from the crowd…
Network engineering and administration used to not need much programming skill. All you needed to know was how to run commands on switches and routers and how to configure networking devices. These days a network engineer has to know how to write code. Otherwise he or she risks becoming outdated and useless in their job….
Revers DNS (rDNS) requires you to input the reverse ip6.arpa address of an IPv6 address. This can be difficult and time consuming to do by hand. This calculator will take an IPv6 address and output the reverse ip6.arpa format. Useful for PTR records. It can also take a valid arpa format IPv6 address and turn…
Are you someone who craves the freedom to work from anywhere in the world? Do you have a passion for technology and problem-solving? If so, then a career as a system administrator might just be the perfect fit for you! In this blog post, we will explore why being a system administrator can be a…
