SASE vs SSE – What’s the Difference?
Argh! there are acronyms everywhere in the I.T world and knowing what each means can become a headache. Two acronyms that are being used a lot more since the Covid…
Reset Cisco 2960 series switch to Factory defaults
If you work in networking, to rest a Cisco switch to factory settings is one of those tasks you will often need to do. Whether its an existing switch you…
Understanding the Decentralised Web
The original purpose of the Internet The internet was originally created for everyone to become a common neutral platform, with equal participation and to bring people closer together. In the…
The Peer is Not Responding to Phase 1 ISAKMP Requests – Sonicwall Global VPN CLient
This article provides information about the log entry “The peer is not responding to phase 1 ISAKMP requests” when using the SonicWall VPN CLient – Global VPN Client (GVC). This…
What is Intent Based Networking?
Intent-based networking is a hot topic within the Cisco world and is an important investment in Cisco’s future. In this article, I will give you a quick overview of intent-based…
Are Systems and Network Admins on the Road to Extinction?
Future of I.T jobs This question is asked a lot within the I.T world and in this blog, I can shed some light on the subject. With the introduction of…
Difference between Cat5, Cat5e and Cat6. Which should I use?
Most people when connecting to their broadband service will use either a wired or wireless connection. If you use the latter you will be using an ethernet cable such as…
What is Whitebox Switching?
What is Whitebox switching? To understand the concept of Whitebox switching you first need to understand the anatomy of a switch. Like with Servers, there’s the hardware and then there…
Server Room Maintenance Tasks
One of the most important roles of a Systems administrator or I.T technician is the maintenance of the server room and all equipment that is stored in a server room…
Software Defined Networking – Overview
Software-defined networking is the term that refers to the technology that allows the configuration of your network devices by a single centralised location. Traditionally, networks engineers configure each switch or…