How to enable IPv6 features and set up an IPv6 network on a Mikrotik router.
IPv6 is the backbone that drives the internet 2. It is a 128-bit address format, and unlike IPv4, even if everything on … Read more
Ubiquit early access program: See how to be among the first to have access to new products from Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of network devices and over the years, the company has risen to become a … Read more
How to set up a point to point link with massive throughput, using Ubiquity
If you have two or locations apart that you need to connect together quickly, then a point to point setup is definitely … Read more
Native Vlan: why you should not use VLAN 1 as your native Vlan. See how to move your native Vlan away from Vlan1
Vlan configuration is one of the skills young engineers studying towards CCNA certification crave to have. It validates your ability to segment … Read more
Choosing the right router board for your wireless link: RB433 or RB411
Wireless connectivity is fast becoming the ideal medium through which internet service providers deploy internet services to clients, and Mikrotik is at … Read more
Mikrotik security: How to block icmp requests to the WAN IP on your Mikrotik router
One of the security measures recommended for network engineers trying to secure a network is the denial of icmp requests sent to … Read more
Best way to easily configure Mikrotik NTP client in 2 minutes
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol for clock synchronization between network devices. Though time setting can be done locally on a … Read more
IPv6 to IPv4 Tunnel: How to set up an IPv6 tunnel between two Cisco routers to route IPv6 packets through IPv4 network.
With the world, fast running out of IPv4 and countries like China far gone in IPv6 implementation, the probability of your organisation … Read more
Stop wasting money on technicians: See how to unlock phones to use any network.
We all know that locked phones are quite cheaper than factory unlocked phones. Companies like Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile often use … Read more
Port forwarding: how to configure static NAT to allow access to internal web server using the public IP on your router.
From the network topology, we have a web server that has been assigned a private IP address for security reasons. The task … Read more
Network Address Translation (NAT) configuration on a Cisco router, from start to finish.
NAT is a feature that allows internet access for users who are connected using private addresses. Because IP version 4 only provides … Read more
How to determine the source IP address of an email and use it to trace the sender’s location.
With email scams on the increase even as email service providers are constantly re-engineering their anti-spam algorithm to identify and fish out … Read more
Wireless connectivity: top three 5Ghz radios for long distance connections
Wireless is the new darling of the industry and understandably so, everyone is jumping at it. For a successful deployment of a … Read more
Cisco CCNA: Implementing EIGRP with VLSM and manual summarization. See all eigrp show commands and their functions.
The enhanced interior gateway routing protocol is no doubt one of the best routing protocols that you can configure on your network. … Read more
Cisco CCNA: Powering on Cisco routers. Boot process explained, from start to finish.
It is very easy for one to know how to use a Cisco router without knowing the various stages involved during its … Read more