Category Archives: Networking

Blacknight “to IPv6 the Irish Internet!”

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Barry O'Donovan

Over in Blacknight’s blog, Paul tells us how they are going to IPv6 the Irish Internet!. Well done lads!. In Ireland, a lot of the ISPs actually have IPv6 enabled their network edges – this includes imag!ne (aka Gaelic Telecom), … Continue reading →

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lft :: Layer Four Trace

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Barry O'Donovan

Colin pointed out a useful utility called lft in response to a question on IIU. lft looks like a useful alternative traceroute application as it claims to have the ability to identify stateful inspection firewalls and other useful information. What … Continue reading →

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OpenVPN “Just Works”

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Barry O'Donovan

When it comes to OSS, it very often happens that I find something I like and stick with it. OpenVPN is a good example of this. I have a number of OpenVPN installations for various purposes and today I had … Continue reading →

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IPv6 Blasts Into Orbit

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Barry O'Donovan

http://www.dmcii.com/news.htm: On Thursday, 29 March 2007, a Cisco Systems router, flying in low Earth Orbit onboard the UK-DMC satellite built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), was successfully configured by NASA Glenn Research Center to use IPsec and IPv6 technologies … Continue reading →

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Interesting UKNOF Talks

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Barry O'Donovan

In reviewing the agenda from UKNOF which I was regrettably unable to attend, three talks of an Irish origin stood out. The realities of LLU in Ireland from Colin Whittaker of Magnet (the title says it all). There was also … Continue reading →

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