4 Essential Steps to Secure Your Home Network and IoT DevicesSecuring your home network and IoT devices doesn't have to be complicated. Here's a concise guide to protect your privacy and secure your digital life. 1. Lock Down Your Network Why it Matters IoT devices, while convenient, can pose significant secur...Mar 14, 2025 · 3 min readalex-dekalb-blog.hashnode.dev
Troubleshooting Common Network Issues: A Systematic ApproachOverview For network administrators, the ability to quickly and efficiently troubleshoot network issues is not just a skill—it's an art. The complexity of modern networks, with their blend of wired and wireless technologies, cloud services, and diver...Feb 11, 2024 · 3 min readalex-dekalb-blog.hashnode.dev
Network Automation with Ansible: A Guide for the Modern SysAdminOverview In the realm of network management, efficiency and reliability are paramount. Automation emerges as a crucial strategy to achieve these goals, allowing sysadmins to streamline operations, reduce manual errors, and significantly improve netwo...Feb 11, 2024 · 3 min readalex-dekalb-blog.hashnode.dev
Configuring VTP Version 3 on Cisco SwitchesGNS3 Lab https://youtu.be/vsHDyc8y7TY Overview Virtual Trunking Protocol (VTP) is a Cisco-proprietary protocol that simplifies the management of VLANs across a network. By using VTP, network administrators can add, delete, and rename VLANs on a pro...Feb 11, 2024 · 3 min readalex-dekalb-blog.hashnode.dev
Why you SHOULD integrate LibreNMS into your networkLet me start by saying I will be the first person to tell you that LibreNMS is in no ways perfect. I will follow up by saying that LibreNMS has not only made me look like a networking pro, but has saved my butt multiple times. So for this article I'm...Feb 10, 2024 · 3 min readalex-dekalb-blog.hashnode.dev
