January 21, 2014
A Brief Explanation of IPv6 Address Types
In the article, Colin briefly describes the address types seen in IPv6: unicast, multicast, and anycast.
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January 16, 2014
Am I Using IPv6?
Quick and easy web sites to visit to determine if you are IPv6 capable on the Internet.
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January 15, 2014
Forcing ssh to use IPv6
How to force the use of IPv6 using ssh from a terminal.
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January 14, 2014
v6 Vertex #1: Viewing IPv6 Neighbors on Apple OS X
ITdojo's v6 Vertex - Quick Tips & Tricks for IPv6 Users - Using the command line to view neighbors on Apple OS X devices
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December 23, 2013
Is Your Post 2011 Security+ Cert About to Expire? Get CE Credits Now!
As many of you know, if you received your Security+ certification after 2011, you are not eligible for lifetime Security+ status. Before that you were …
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February 1, 2013
Why Hasn’t Everyone Moved To IPv6?
We spotted this interesting IPv6 article this morning written by Angus Kidman at Lifehacker and wanted to share it with you. Here's an excerpt: "We’ve known for …
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January 22, 2013
There is No Substitute for an Instructor
Most will agree that there is no substitute for instructor-led classroom training. The interaction and dialogue between teacher and student is tough to beat. …
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October 2, 2012
Pushing Firewall Admins into an ICMPv6 Frame of Mind
In this post Colin discusses issues the Path MTU discovery (PMTUD) and its implications on networking with IPv6.
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October 1, 2012
On the Evolution of Ubuntu
Ubuntu 12.10 is set to release with controversial new features that have some Ubuntu users upset. In this post, Colin offers some comments on his perspective.
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September 14, 2012
SSH Using Link-Local IPv6 Addresses
In this post Colin reviews how to use link local IPv6 addresses to establish ssh connections to remote hosts.
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September 11, 2012
The 600-lb Gorilla Sitting on the Shoulders of IPv6
In this post Colin addresses what he sees as the single biggest obstacle to the migration of the world to IPv6.
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September 10, 2012
A Glimpse Into the Future of IPv6 at Home
In this post Colin give a brief overview of prefix delegation, one of the coming features of most residential IPv6 deployments.
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