Ctrl blog

  • Popular
  • Topics
  • Follow
  • Tip jar
  • About
  • Search
Advertisement

Latest ‘Networking’ articles

Feed
Network nodes

How to take back control of /etc/resolv.conf on Linux

2018-03-28T18:33:50+00:00

There are a number of programs that wants to automatically manage and handle the DNS name server and resolution configuration file at /etc/resolv.conf. In some situations…

Closeup of RJ45 networking cable

Two steps backwards on IPv6 adoption in 2017

2018-04-07T02:00:26+00:00

The web as a whole might be steadily progressing towards greater IPv6 adoption, but my own journey has hit some rough patches in the last year.…

TP-Link logo embedded in a clockface

Latest TP-Link updates resolve NTP data squandering firmware issue

2018-02-28T14:22:13+00:00

The latest firmware update for TP-Link repeaters/range extenders saves their customers approximately 715 MB every month in unwanted internet traffic.

TP-Link logo embedded in a clockface

TP-Link repeater firmware squanders 715 MB/month

2018-02-19T11:44:59+00:00

You should probably avoid TP-Link products if you’re on a tight bandwidth budget. By design, TP-Link firmware sends six DNS requests and one NTP query every…

TP-Link product packaging

TP-Link serves outdated or no firmware at all on 30% of its European websites

2018-02-14T21:04:10+00:00

The Chinese network equipment manufacturer TP-Link has 60 country-specific websites around the world, out of which 24 are in Europe. While we’re still waiting for TP-Link…

Advertisement
TP-Link RE500 and RE650

What is really the difference between TP-Link RE650 and RE500? Firmware limits.

2018-01-27T00:54:06+00:00

TP-Link’s two Wi-Fi access points/repeater models AC1900 RE500 and the AC2600 RE-650 look identical on the outside, and their FCC filings reveal that they’re also identical…

Data usage report showig high IPv6 Control Message usage

Why is ‘IPv6 Control Message’ listed high in the Data usage report in Windows 10?

2017-11-26T20:58:09+00:00

The Data usage report keeps track of how much network bandwidth your device running Windows 10 has used in the last 30 days. You may see…

SSHGuard

What’s new in SSHGuard 2.1

2017-10-31T01:53:47+00:00

SSHGuard is an intrusion prevention utility that parses logs and automatically blocks misbehaving IP addresses (or their subnets) with the system firewall. SSHGuard version 2.1 was…

Global point of presence map

CDNSun, KeyCDN, and BunnyCDN, budget content delivery networks compared

2017-12-12T17:24:26+00:00

Here is my quick comparison and micro-review of three budget content delivery networks (CDN) for speeding up your website’s page load times.

Hover.com

I regret transferring my domains to Hover

2017-11-23T02:17:47+00:00

I got a bit upset with my old domain registrar, and wanted to move my .blog domain away from them as quickly as possible. In my…

  • Newer articles
  • Topic index
  • Older articles
  • Sitemap
  • Funding
  • Website colophon
  • Privacy and cookies
Follow Ctrl blog on Flipboard
Follow
  • Feed
  • Twitter
  • Feedly
  • Apple News

Copyright © 2006 – 2018 Daniel Aleksandersen. Hosted on Linode, BunnyCDN.