Migrating IP Addressing Schemes

Some thoughts on IP addressing migration in a live network, since I’ve been working on this a lot lately

May 24, 2017 · 5 min · 874 words · Matt Schmitz

How to: Synology Backups with CrashPlan

In this post, we’ll walk through a tutorial on setting up Crashplan to back up a Synology NAS via NFS

May 16, 2017 · 6 min · 1217 words · Matt Schmitz

Alright - Now What?

I finally finished college, so what’s next for my professional goals?

May 11, 2017 · 3 min · 502 words · Matt Schmitz

Quick Tips for Better BGP

A lot of BGP setups I run into are bare-bones, but there are a few quick ways to improve your configurations

May 2, 2017 · 6 min · 1127 words · Matt Schmitz

Tracking Latency and Packet Loss with SmokePing

Why should you use SmokePing - and a quick look at how to interpret the graphs it generates

April 25, 2017 · 5 min · 1064 words · Matt Schmitz

Juniper SRX VPN Issues

After running IPSec VPNs on Juniper SRX for years, this post explores some of the common issues I’ve run into

April 18, 2017 · 7 min · 1405 words · Matt Schmitz

Guilty Until Proven Innocent: How to Prove It's Not the Network

IT’S THE NETWORK! - Sound familiar? Let’s take a quick look at how we can counter that blame

April 11, 2017 · 4 min · 794 words · Matt Schmitz

You're Not Perfect: Admit Your Mistakes

One of the easiest ways to build trust with co-workers is to communicate effectively

April 4, 2017 · 5 min · 951 words · Matt Schmitz

College vs Certification - Which is better?

My career path is the reverse of most people I’ve met - certifications first, then college much later. What impact has this had on my experiences?

March 28, 2017 · 5 min · 874 words · Matt Schmitz

Why Have a Home Lab?

Ever wonder if running a lab at home is worth it? This post explores why I think it’s an important investment

March 21, 2017 · 5 min · 916 words · Matt Schmitz