Networking
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vSphere 6.7 vSphere Client IP Pools
Things have changed when it comes to using the new vSphere Client to perform administration tasks. Workflows have been updated and certain functionality is found underneath different tabs than they used to be. IP Pools are one of those features…
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What is the vSphere Distributed Switch Health Check?
VMware vSphere networking can often be plagued by misconfigurations and other settings that can cause issues in your vSphere environment. Even though the vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) helps to eliminate many of the issues that can come about with the…
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Ubiquiti NanoBeam 5AC Gen2 Bridge VLAN Configuration
As I have written about recently, I have been working with a pair of Ubiquiti NanoBeam 5AC Gen2 bridge devices to connect my house with a shop for PTP connectivity from my main home data center out to what I…
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Wireless Bridge for Disaster Recovery DR
One of the cool little home lab projects that I have been working on lately is testing a wireless bridge for DR purposes. Aside from being a cool “tinkering” project with some cool technology, it serves for me to test…
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Keep Track of IP Addresses Automatically with GestioIP
I have been testing different IPAMs for use in the home lab as of late and seeing what I like about them and what I don’t. I am doing this to try to settle on the best IPAM solution for…
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Free IPAM Open Source Netbox IP Scanner
I have been looking recently for a better way to manage my IP Addresses in the home lab. With multiple VLANs and constant churn in the home lab, it becomes difficult to manage IP addresses effectively and keep up with…
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Netbox Network Modeling and Documentation Ubuntu Installation
Typically in many environments, most keep up with documentation of network information through various spreadsheets and other documentation, including perhaps Visio diagrams and such. Some have an IPAM or DCIM solution and others may not already be running an official…
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Enable VMware Virtual Machine 802.1X Authentication
As I eluded to in a previous post about NIOC and consolidating my networking in the home lab using vSphere Distributed Switches and Network I/O Control, I had a few projects and testing in mind. One thing I wanted to…
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Configure Windows 10 for 802.1X User Authentication
In enterprise networking, many are familiar with 802.1x authentication mechanisms that allow performing authentication at the port level on a supported switch. There are many cool things you can do with this port level authentication for physical devices that are…
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Physical Device Microsegmentation with Extreme Networks Policy
One of the powerful security mechanisms that we hear about in today’s infrastructure is microsegmentation. Microsegementation is talked about a lot with VMware NSX and other software-defined network technologies that are on the market. VMware NSX is extremely powerful and provides…
