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Understanding IPv6: What Is Solicited-Node Multicast? (Part 4 of 7)
IPv6 solicited-node multicast sometimes seems to confuse those new to IPv6 in the beginning. I think this is because it seems so foreign and new. In this post, we will explore exactly what IPv6’s solicited-node multicast is and the rules… Read More ›
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Understanding IPv6: A Sniffer Full Of 3s (Part 3 of 7)
“What the heck?” Yup, that pretty much summed up my confusion the first time I saw it. A sniffer trace full of threes. The first thing it reminded me of was my days with Token Ring and locally administered addresses… Read More ›
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Understanding IPv6: Link-Local ‘Magic’ (Part 2 of 7)
For those of you new to IPv6, what I am about to show you is going to look a lot like a magic trick. I’m going to bring up an IPv6 IGP neighbor relationship (OSPFv3) between two routers. This doesn’t… Read More ›
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Understanding IPv6: The Journey Begins (Part 1 of 7)
IPv6 and I met back in the early 2000s. After the initial getting used to the 128 bits and the odd /64 mask I thought I “knew” IPv6. I really didn’t see why people found it so difficult. Looking back… Read More ›
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The Case of the Flapping BGP Routes: A Network Detective Ride-Along
Let’s go on a Network Detective Ride-Along together! 🙂 YouTube Style! Case open to case closed in less than 15 minutes. You ride along! Below you will find the link to the troubleshooting ride-along as well as 3 very helpful… Read More ›
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Ready for CiscoLive 2018 Barcelona? Woot! Woot! See ya there!
In less than 2 weeks CiscoLive Europe 2018 will be in full swing! And, as usual, I am so incredibly excited! 🙂 This happens to me before every CiscoLive…. round about two weeks prior to the start of the event. … Read More ›
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Fish Gets a New Job: “Solutions Architect”
Many of the best things that have happened in my life weren’t planned. 🙂 Becoming a “Solutions Architect” is one of those things. I didn’t plan it. I’ve been in CPOC (Customer Proof of Concept) for almost 17 years now. … Read More ›
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