Netcat is an open source utility which allows you to easily pipe data across a network. You can use it
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I’m an Engineer, working for Vonage (an Ericsson company). I write about stuff that interests me - primarily Networks, Software Engineering, VoIP and Electronics. It exists in the hope that someone may learn from my thoughts and ramblings. I'm on GitHub! I'm also currently fairly active on Twitter and LinkedIn.
DNS – Understanding it helps to debug it
The key to working out what’s going on with your DNS is understanding how it works. DNS can be deceptive,
Continue readingWebsite holding pages – always use them
If you have an idea for a website and you’re confident you’re going to go through with it, always buy
Continue readingQuick Fix: Filesystem notification initialization error — contact your mail administrator (check for configuration errors with the FAM/Gamin library)
This error can be seen in your mail client and is often caused by Courier. If you are the system
Continue readingBash script – read stdin line by line
This is a really useful bit of code which I use almost daily to speed up routine tasks. You can
Continue readingBT’s UK FTTC (VDSL2/Infinity) Explained
I realise that the title of this article is a bunch of acronyms, but it’s going to be informative none
Continue readingD-Link DSL-320B: A truly awful modem
The irony of this post is that, only a few days ago, I was singing the praises of the D-Link
Continue readingMaximum transmission unit (MTU) explained
The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is a term used in data networking and refers to the maximum size of a
Continue readingUsing BE Unlimited with another modem
I’m canceling my BE contract and need to return the BE Box to them. I’m getting a connection with an
Continue readingVLANs and 802.1Q VLAN Tagging explained
VLANs are a feature of almost all managed . A managed switch will allow you to assign ports to VLAN
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