by Kristof Vandenborn | Jun 4, 2023 | Networking, Security
In the world of networking there are a lot of tools and protocols but in the monitoring area SNMP or Simple Network Management Protocol is probably the most widely used. It is old but it is one of those protocols that will stick around forever. What is it used for?...
by Kristof Vandenborn | Jun 3, 2023 | Firewall, Networking, Security
This is probably going to be one of the shortest posts I have ever written, about an invaluable protocol for every network. NTP stands for Network Time Protocol and is a protocol, you guessed it, that is responsible for time synchronization in a network. There are...
by Kristof Vandenborn | May 31, 2023 | Networking, Security
If we want to write the shortest article of the whole site it would be: Wireshark is fantastic! But you might need a broader introduction than this :). Wireshark is a tool that was developed in the late 80s as Ethereal by Gerald Combs. Over the years different people...
by Kristof Vandenborn | May 30, 2023 | DHCP, Networking
You should already know by now that we love acronyms in the IT community. So here is another one: DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protocol. To explain to you what it does, I have question for you: Have you, if you don’t work in a networking or system...
by Kristof Vandenborn | May 28, 2023 | Networking, Security
VLAN stands for Virtual Local Area Network. What you do using a VLANs is cutting a normal layer 2 switch in several little switches. VLANs have an ID of 1-4096. The interesting property of a VLAN is that it sets a boundary of communication. Let’s say that 4...
by Kristof Vandenborn | May 25, 2023 | DNS, Networking
I am pretty sure you already saw this term showing up configuring your internet connection, or when you were typing the address of a website incorrectly in your browser. But what is DNS and how does it work? Another acronym? Yes! DNS stands for Domain Name System and...
