GRE Tunnels on a Cisco Router
One of my projects involved the configuration of GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) tunnels, encrypted by IPSec, between two locations. I was having some problems getting the tunnels to work properly,...
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EMC Symmetrix: Bin File
EMC Symmetrix BIN file, largely an unknown topic in the storage industry and practically there is no available information related to it. This post is just an attempt to shed some light as to what a...
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OS X IPSec VPN Tunnel Configuration Issue AND Resolution
Can you believe it?! Issue and resolution in a single post! What a day! Like many businesses, my company is experiencing penetration of OSX-based machines in our environment. Personally, I love the...
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Jason Edelman comments on his blog: I was driving home tonight and saw a tweet from Ethan Banks (@ecbanks) that stated, “After all these years of IPSEC (a standard, after all), bringing up a tunnel...
View ArticleIs Microsoft Direct Access the new VPN?
Eric Shanks of The IT Hollow comments: Mobility is no longer a challenge to traditional IT environments, it’s the standard. Users work from home to save office space, need to be connected during sales...
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Linksys and the Resurgence of the SMB
Remember Linksys? The home office and SMB company that was the spearhead of Cisco’s move down market? Remember how they kind of disappeared once Cisco was finished with that play? Do you ever wonder...
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The Case for an Apple VPN
I don’t know if Apple really cares about privacy as a principal. But recently, they’ve made no bones that they want to use it as a product differentiator. They’ve publicly fought against court orders...
View ArticleIn Defense of Facebook’s “Protect”
Facebook often gets flack from the public about its almost insatiable appetite for user information. Whether it’s a Messenger app for kids, or serving up creepily relevant ads, the company has earned a...
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Helm: Your Own Personal Mail Server?
I recently came across a product by a company called Helm. It’s essentially a mail server designed to be as plug and play as possible for home use. The argument is that this gives you all the...
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