Category: Networking
Fluke Link Runner
When looking for a simple, easy to use and easy to carry network tool I decided on the Link Runner by Fluke Networks. The device its self is about the size of a typically smart phone and about twice as thick. There are only three buttons on the device; a power button and a pair […]
Testing throughput with TTCP and Cisco Devices
Even if you have been around networking for a while you may have never ran into the TTCP utility. This utility also comes by the name of PCATTCP. It’s a really small command line, data sending, and throughput testing tool. It sends as much data as possible to another remote instance of TTCP. Cisco devices […]
Passive Sniffing on Windows
With Linux you can configure a sniffing only port relatively easy. Put it in promiscuous mode without an IP and sniff away passively. With windows, there is typically always an IP address assigned to an interface. If not statically assigned the interface will search for DHCP and will ultimately end up with an address in […]
Mitel 5000 / Asterisk Integration
Mitel 5000 to Free PBX (Asterisk) Trunk The first dependency is to have licensing for the number of SIP trunks you would like to create on the Mitel 5000 system. We will be creating a SIP Trunk Group that will require these trunk licences. Each trunk needs a license at the cost of something like […]