A few months back, I wrote an article called DNS for Network Engineers. Basically, it is a back-to-basics look on what each of the DNS record types were, and a few examples of what they looked like using Dig. Well, the feedback I received was a desire for more Dig. So I give you: Learning […]
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Speaking with quite a few network engineers in the last few months, I was shocked by the lack of real understanding of the Domain Naming System (DNS). It shocked me because it is the singular application functionality that is entirely network-based. Meaning that DNS is the foundation of the Internet, and from their perspective, should
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I’m sure everyone has heard the headlines about the U.S. House of Representatives’ bill HR-3261 Stop online Piracy Act and the Senate Bill equivalent; Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 (PROTECT IP). Well it’s more than just hyperbole. However, I’ll start with what these bills actually say, what
Why SOPA and PROTECT-IP will kill the U.S. Internet: An Open Letter to Congress Read More »