Category Archives: Technology

Blogs about technology (Programming, web development, and other computer/internet technologies, etc.).

Important IPv6 Addresses

For easy reference, I’ve listed some important IPv6 address ranges below.

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Networking: Blocking Access to a Website via Extended Access List [Video]

This video demonstrates how to use an extended access list to prevent specific hosts from accessing a website. In this lab I use two Cisco 2811 routers [IOS 12.4(15)T1] and two Cisco 2950-24 switches [IOS 12.1(22)EA4].

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Networking: Spanning Tree Protocol Basics [Video]

This video covers some of the basics of how Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) works in a network. To learn more about Spanning Tree Protocol see some of my prior blogs on STP.

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Python – Implementing Caching in Your Applications via Dictionaries

In this blog I demonstrate how you can implement and take advantage of caching in your Python scripts/applications. Caching allows you to complete tasks more rapidly by storing and reusing results for repeated operations using the same criteria. For example, … Continue reading

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Coding a XenServer Client in Python – Monitoring Multiple VMs via Multiple Threads

In some prior blogs I had written about developing an ESXi client in Java which could connect to a VMware ESXi server and perform some management tasks. In this blog, I will describe developing a Cirtrix XenServer Client in Python … Continue reading

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EIGRP – Best Path Selection

By default EIGRP uses bandwidth and delay of the line to determine the best path to a remote network. However, if desired, EIGRP can use a composite of four metrics: bandwidth, delay, reliability, and load. Maximum transmission unit (MTU) is … Continue reading

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Setting-up Basic iBGP and eBGP on Cisco Routers

The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is a protocol used to make core routing decisions on the Internet. BGP is commonly mislabeled or referred to as an IP routing protocol. However, it is not a routing protocol; rather, it is a … Continue reading

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Single/Dual and Multihomed Connections

Network engineers will sometimes speak of connections to their ISP(s) in terms of single homed, dual homed, single multihomed, and dual multihomed. Here is a breakdown and clarification of what this terminology means: – Single Homed (1 link per ISP, … Continue reading

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Expanding the Java vSphere Client Code Example (HueVIClient 2.0 – Connecting to VMware ESXi)

In a previous blog I demonstrated using the VMware VI (vSphere) Java API with VMware ESXi (see prior blog Using the VI Java API with VMware ESXi). I’ve decided to add to this code to provide further functionality and demonstrate … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing and the Pace of Technological Innovation

Everyone knows for the most part that technology, especially in Silicon Valley, is a fast moving beast. Nowadays, it’s not a field for people to get into halfheartedly; otherwise, you may find yourself being eatin’ alive by the competition. It’s … Continue reading

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