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Networking With Fish: YouTube Channel
Blogging, originally, was my go to and preferred method for sharing information to others – teaching, sharing, etc. For a few corner case type things I found video (YouTube) to be a better tool for those specific items. Recently, however,… Read More ›
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CiscoLive 2018: ‘Summer Camp for Geeks’
Are you ready for CiscoLive US 2018? Ready for Summer Camp for Geeks?! I think it is hard to truly be completely ready for the experience nowadays. Why? Because CiscoLive US is just huge with so many options of things… Read More ›
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Resumes: “Begin with the End in Mind” – Musings from the FishBowl
I feel like I should go to some “Resume PTSD” meetings.. are there such things? LOL. I can imagine a dark room like they have in the movies for 12 step meetings. Some podium up in the front where everyone… Read More ›
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Understanding IPv6: Solicited-Node Multicast In Action (Part 7 of 7)
The last few blogs in my series on IPv6 have focused on solicited-node multicast, which provides the functionality for Neighbor Discovery in IPv6 addressing. We ended the last blog with a cliffhanger, asking, “In IPv6, how do we find the Layer 2 MAC address… Read More ›
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Understanding IPv6: The Ping Before Solicited-Node Multicast (Part 6 of 7)
In a previous blog, we looked at the basics of IPv6 solicited-node multicast. Going back to our Router A and Router B environment, if we sniff the wire while pinging from Router A’s IPv6 address to Router B’s IPv6 address, what will… Read More ›
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Understanding IPv6: Prepping For Solicited-Node Multicast (Part 5 of 7)
Solicited-node multicast: I stumbled and tripped a bunch over this one in the beginning. Well, that isn’t 100% true. Admittedly, at first, I really just ignored it, which really got in the way of my understanding some of the fundamentals… Read More ›
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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: Solicited-Node Multicast In Action (Part 7 of 7)
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