librats: a new C++ library for distributed P2P applications
Hello everyone! I am the creator of the distributed search engine rats-search based on DHT. Its principle is quite simple: the search engine collects torrents from all…
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SD-WAN and Migration Challenges: Merging Networks with Identical Address Space
I work in a service company, and in our work, we often use Russian SD-WAN solutions. We do large and non-standard deployments and also provide networks through a "subscription…
In the CMDB, 500 computers are listed, but 300 are working in the office: Detective ITMen-Ventura is on the case of the missing IT assets
A detective story about how one of our partners, the IT Expert Group, was approached by a retail chain regarding the disappearance of 200 computers in the CMDB. And how…
OSI Network Model: Simple Explanation of Layers
Currently, the main model used in most network interactions is TCP/IP. It is simpler, more compact, and widely used. But here’s the catch: in any serious certification,…
Hub-and-Spoke on Huawei or how to connect sites with different IGPs together
Hub-and-Spoke on Huawei or how to connect sites with different IGPs together
Decentralized hosting/data storage systems
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Usenet – what existed before the web
It’s hard to imagine the Internet without the web and hypertext that we all use every day, but over 40 years ago, the global network was very different, and much of what…
Universe of Network Games in Unity: A Guide for the Young Creator
A simple and clear guide to Unity Netcode for GameObjects that will help beginner developers take their first step into the world of network games.
Traffic Generator Cisco TRex. Review
Considering the current market situation and the decrease in availability of ready-made solutions for network testing, it becomes relevant to consider any available alternatives.…
What to read for a system administrator — authors who write about protocols
If you are a beginner network engineer, administrator, or just interested in the topic, we have prepared a free course for you: "How Networks Work".
Is external SSL offloading necessary if Intel has already integrated it directly into the CPU?
HTTPS has become the standard — and with it, the load on infrastructure has increased. Traffic decryption puts a serious strain on the CPU, which is why many still use…
IPsecHub+. High Availability and Dynamic Routing
Hello everyone! Nikolay Edomsky here, Head of the Network Engineering Group at EDINOM TSUPIS.
IPsecHub+. Segmentation on the IPsec hub
Hello everyone! This is Nikolai Yedomskiy, the head of the network engineering team at EDINOM TSUPIS.
IPsecHub+. Complex Scenarios
Hello everyone! Nikolay Edomsky here, head of the network engineers group at EDINY TSUPIS.
fail2ban + Traefik — blocking HTTP DDoS flood
On the access nodes where our clients create tunnels, we currently use Traefik for HTTP traffic termination. Recently, we encountered a problem where one of the domains…
In pursuit of the unknown: how an ML model learned to detect malware
Hello everyone! This is Ksenia Naumova. At Positive Technologies, I research malicious network traffic and improve tools for analyzing it at the security expert center.…
40,000 tags and not a single password: how we saved the factory from shutdown
Imagine having to replace an airplane engine mid-flight. That’s roughly the situation we found ourselves in when we took on the localization of production systems at…
