As a Network Engineer most of the devices I use are Cisco so I have gotten quite comfortable with the Cisco IOS CLI, as such whenever I use an Aruba I find some issues. As a way to expand this… Continue Reading
Getting Started with Netstat Ever found yourself needing to check which ports are listening on your Windows machine? Whether you’re troubleshooting network issues or just curious about your system’s activity, the netstat command is your go-to tool. Let’s explore some useful netstat commands to… Continue Reading
If you’re diving into network troubleshooting or just curious about what’s happening on your network, Wireshark is your best friend. It’s a powerful tool that lets you capture and analyse network traffic. But with so much data, it can sometimes… Continue Reading
FortiGate firewalls are known for their powerful capabilities. While much of the configuration can be handled through the GUI, there are times when accessing the CLI is necessary to gather more detailed information. In this article, I’ll outline some very… Continue Reading
Want to keep an eye on your network traffic? pktmon (Packet Monitor) is a handy tool built into Windows that lets you capture and analyse packets. Here’s a simple guide to get you started. Continue Reading
Sometimes it is necessary to add Static IP Routes onto Windows Servers / Desktop, usually for management perpouses or to allow traffic to run correctly when a device has multiple Network Cards, to do this follow the below: Showing the… Continue Reading
A lot of the time the job of a network engineer is to prove that something isn’t the network, being able to view and confirm traffic is passing through a specific device and specific interface is very useful for completing… Continue Reading
Sometimes it’s necessary to check if an NTP Source is still alive, if you’ve got an NTP device and want to make sure it’s still working you can use the Windows Time Service (w32tm) to query a remote Timesource. To… Continue Reading
Like most Network Engineers the COVID-19 Coronavirus has kept me very busy, the push for more and more people to work from home has caused companies to start re-evaluating their VPN Solution and Remote Working solutions. I have over the… Continue Reading
Say what you will about Microsoft at least they make finding the Public IP addresses for their cloud services slightly easier. I recently had to find the External IP Address ranges used for an Amazon AWS Service to allow to… Continue Reading