Having Fun with Directed Broadcasts

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Some folks here responsible for keeping the computers patched up were looking to add some functionality to their patching capabilities. They were looking to use our PC’s wake-on-LAN features to power the computers up in the middle of the night so they can be patched outside of normal working hours. A few months back management [...]

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Introducing the CCIE Study Wiki

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As you may recall from a previous post, my main professional goal currently is to attain the  CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) Routing and Switching certification. I’ve been saying this for a while now, but really only have been studying truly seriously for a few months now. It feels good to be walking the path. [...]

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Why Verizon T1 Service Drives Me Batty

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A big part of my job is responding to network down situations. On any given day I could be dealing with a variety of different types of WAN circuits. T1’s, DS3’s, several different flavors of carrier ethernet, cable, DSL – you name it and I’ve probably had to troubleshoot it recently.
Without a doubt the most [...]

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Hello Internet!

Just who am I supposed to be writing this first post for, anyway? Nobody knows I’m out here (yet)! In case you’ve stumbled upon my little home in the unused dusty corner of the Internet, welcome. You must be very bored
Anyway, my name’s Jason, I’m a network guy by trade. I’m pretty good [...]

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