Stretch VLANs across routers L2TPv3
Recently, I have been working a good bit with DR network connectivity and other DR DCI concerns. Â A typical scenario today has a virtual environment in one Site as production…
Category: Networking
TCP Auto-tuning slow network performance
Starting with Windows Vista, there were improvements made to the network stack including a little known feature called TCP Window Auto-tuning. Â The auto-tuning feature allows newer versions of Windows to…
Design Considerations LACP LAG
Link Aggregation Groups are multiple connections between two switches that allow the switch to aggregate links/bandwidth between them. Â LAG’s are typically dumb in themselves without using Link Aggregation Control Protocol,…
Cisco VIRL 1.1.1 Upgrade
Well after running Cisco VIRL for a while it has definitely grown on me and with each release it gets better. Â I have been meaning to upgrade to the latest…
Glasswire Windows 10 Network Monitor and Firewall
If you are looking for a great, versatile and useful network monitor and firewall for Windows 10 besides the builtin functionality provided in the box with Windows 10, meet Glasswire.…
Cisco VIRL Review
After using Cisco VIRL for a few days now, I wanted to write up a post on my thoughts and maybe even calling it a pseudo Cisco VIRL review of…
Use PRTG Monitor Internet Connection
If you are looking for an all around great network monitoring tool, then PRTG Network Monitor is a great choice. Â It is a pay for product, however, if you only…
Autonetkit not working VIRL
Recently, I decided to get my hands on VIRL which is the Virtual Internet Routing Lab software from Cisco. Â Being a long time GNS3 user, I wanted to see how…
Configuring jumbo frames between two servers
In tweaking an AppAssure environment recently, I ran through Dell documentation on performance tweaks that are mentioned to help improve AppAssure backup performance. Â One of the recommended tweaks for network…
Cisco SG300 time configuration
Recently, after working with some logging on my Cisco SG300-20 switch, I wanted to write up a quick post on Cisco SG300 time configuration and how to go about setting this…