NIX4NetEng #8 – sshuttle
VPNs are a critically useful tool for gaining access to resources that cannot be…
NIX4NetEng #6 DNS, ad-blocking, and quality of experience
The sixth [and arguably very overdue] installment of my NIX4NetEng series, this began as…
NIX4NetEng #5 – GeoIP tools
Sometimes in networking and security it becomes necessary to do lookups of location data…
NIX4Neteng #4: POODLE and SSLv3, scanning and updating
With the recent release of the POODLE SSLv3 vulnerability, folks are scrambling around trying…
NIX4NetEng #3: IP Addressing and Subnet Tools
IP addressing and subnetting is a common interview subject. I assert that memorizing these…
NIX4NetEng #2 IPv4/6 address investigation tools – whois + dig
I don’t care what your vendor alignment of choice is, Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, Alcatel….it…
NIX4NetEng #1 Managing dotfiles; pwn the unspoken pain of UNIX administration
Many network engineers are also tasked with maintaining systems that provide network services, those…
Strategy Series: How do you view outside of your network?
In the tradition of my NIX4NetEng series I’m going to dive deep into the…
Updates, podcasts, and videos
Anyone that looks at this site with any regularity may have noticed that I…
Solarwinds Orion from a UNIX user perspective
Back in February of this year (2015) I was introduced to Solarwinds when they…