Recent Articles by Kevin Dooley

What is Multicast Networking and How Does It Work?

Learn how multicast networking efficiently enables one-to-many communication via core concepts: IGMP...

How to Set Up Cisco AnyConnect for Your VPN

Follow these 5 simple steps to configure Cisco AnyConnect VPN on ASA firewalls for your network. The...

How to Adjust TCP Window Size to Improve Network Performance

Seeing poor network performance but with link utilization well below 100%? You might have an issue w...

Special IP Address Ranges and When to Use Them

There are several special IP address ranges that have specific purposes. Network engineer Kevin Dool...

6 Common Spanning Tree Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Spanning trees save you from loops, which will completely shut down your client's network. But it ha...

Network Basics: What is Link Aggregation & How Does it Work?

Link aggregation is a way of bundling a bunch of individual Ethernet links together so they act like...

How to Configure Syslog on a Cisco Device

Every modern network device has at least some syslog capabilities. Learn all you need to know about ...

Subnetting: What it is and How it Works

You don't need that subnet calculator! Not when you have this handy guide to subnetting using both m...

Network Time Synchronization: Why and How It Works

One of the keys to effective network management is syncing clocks on all network devices. There are ...

Implementing a Bring Your Own Device Policy (BYOD) in Your Organization

A bring your own device policy is more important than ever since users can bring unsecured personal ...