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How many RTTs does a basic SMTP message transfer require between two mail servers? [closed]
Suppose a message is sent from user A to user B. The transfer from each user agent to its mail server is assumed negligible, and the only measurable delay is the RTT between the two mail servers (20 ...
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Cannot auto configure Cisco 3850 on boot
I obtained a used Cisco 3850 and am trying to get it to boot up and change Gigabit/Ethernet interface states to UP without console input. The 3850 boots and loads the image and linux kernal and ...
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ping fails after setting monitor to capture traffic for ad hoc (IBSS) [closed]
Can anyone help me to troubleshoot a problem that I face during my lab in university. The task asks to deploy an IBSS and analyze the data, control, and management traffic for that network.
The ...
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Internet drop out with outdoor modem [closed]
I'll try to be as specific as possible with my question, the symptoms are weird.
I have a ZTE MC889 5g modem on a pole at my gate. This goes into a TP Link fibre convertor for the fibre run to the ...
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CloudFlare Load Balancing to switch in case of on-prem internet link failure?
A bit of a newbie question, but I can't quite understand from CloudFlare's own documentation if their Load Balancing is what I want to use (currently we just use CloudFlare's free DNS services, so ...
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Route traffic from subnet to internet [closed]
I have a subnet 192.168.2.0/24 that is connected to another subnet 192.168.1.0/24 through a linux machine that has nftables configured.
I have an application on subnet 192.168.2.0/24 that needs to ...
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Primary VTP server protection
Vtp domain has 1 server: SW-A. SW-A is done version 3 and SW-A# vtp primary. An attacker brings his switch (SW-B) with bigger revision number than primary server and connect it to network. And get all ...
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Chrome complains about self-signed certificate on Windows [closed]
My goal is to add SSL certificates to my local network services. So I´ve generated a self-signed CA:
openssl req -new -newkey rsa:4096 -days 3650 -nodes -x509 -subj "/C=.../CN=LAN ..." -...
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Can I perform inter-VLAN routing on a Layer 3 switch using a single trunk cable connected to an unmanaged Layer 2 switch?
My scenario: I have many endpoints currently connected to an unmanaged switch. I want to add Layer 3 switch and segment the network into VLANs, but I'd like to avoid the manual work of tracing which ...
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FRR BGP peering on ipv6 link-local address
I have following setup in my lab. Host1/2 running ubuntu with FRR daemon for BGP. R1 is my cisco nexus switch. I want to route traffic between host1 to host2.
[host1]------ibgp----[R1]------ibgp----[...
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how does anycast network deployment work?
as far as i understand, anycast network i.e a /24 block is announced by a BGP with the same ASN from multiple regions. anycast networks such as 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 are largely used for DNS services or ...
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ACL on router originated traffic
For router originated traffic for example routing protocol hello packet that source from the local router.
Do ACL have any effect on them ?
I remember that in some Old CCNA study materials, it stated ...
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Counting to infinity in distance vector routing problem
Slides are taken from: https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/classes/sp15/cse123-a/lectures/123sp15-lec15.pdf
When converged and just after B-C link breaks(and when B knows that B-C does not exist anymore), the ...
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Cisco Catalyst Switch 2960X Gibberish Console Output
I bought a 2nd hand Cisco Catalyst switch for a cheap price I tried to connect to it using the RJ45 port - USB port, I used putty to connect to the console at first I ran everything normal 9600 baud ...
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Dell EMC Switch to Juniper EX2300 Switch
I'm fairly new so this might be a simple question, but haven't had any luck when trying to Google them.
I'm trying to get a Dell N2224PX-ON switch to communicate with a Juniper EX2200 switch via ...