Lame Journal http://lamejournal.com Ramblings on Networks, Photography and Technology Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Ruckus AP7982 and ZD1100 – First Look http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/19/ruckus-ap7982-and-zd1100-first-look/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ruckus-ap7982-and-zd1100-first-look http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/19/ruckus-ap7982-and-zd1100-first-look/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:43 +0000 John Herbert http://lamejournal.com/?p=2042 A surprise inclusion (in a good way) in Networking Field Day 5 was Ruckus Wireless, recognizable for their logo – a barking dog: Why a surprise? Well, there’s a separate Wireless Field Day event, so having a wireless manufacturer at … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/19/ruckus-ap7982-and-zd1100-first-look/feed/ 1 De-Animating Microsoft Office 2013 http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/18/de-animating-microsoft-office-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=de-animating-microsoft-office-2013 http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/18/de-animating-microsoft-office-2013/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:12 +0000 John Herbert http://lamejournal.com/?p=2019 Microsoft Office 2013 beat Apple’s iOS 7 to the punch when it comes to flattening and whitening the interface. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, you really should, just so you understand what people are … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/18/de-animating-microsoft-office-2013/feed/ 1 BIND: Enabling TSIG for Zone Transfers http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/10/bind-enabling-tsig-for-zone-transfers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bind-enabling-tsig-for-zone-transfers http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/10/bind-enabling-tsig-for-zone-transfers/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:00:23 +0000 John Herbert http://lamejournal.com/?p=1992 My evening fun one day this week was to enable Transaction Signature (TSIG) capability for zone transfers on my home DNS servers. Yes, I know. Why? Well, partly because it’s a good idea from a security perspective, and mainly because, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/10/bind-enabling-tsig-for-zone-transfers/feed/ 2 Linksys E2500 – Long Term Update http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/06/linksys-e2500-long-term-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=linksys-e2500-long-term-update http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/06/linksys-e2500-long-term-update/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:00:55 +0000 John Herbert http://lamejournal.com/?p=1980 I first posted about the Linksys E2500 back in November 2011. At the time, I had a number of issues with this dual band wireless router, but I also acknowledged that I was running it in a slightly unusual way (bridge mode) … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/06/linksys-e2500-long-term-update/feed/ 2 Why Doesn’t IPv6 Work on My Juniper EX Switch? http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/05/why-doesnt-ipv6-work-on-juniper-ex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-doesnt-ipv6-work-on-juniper-ex http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/05/why-doesnt-ipv6-work-on-juniper-ex/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:00:44 +0000 John Herbert http://lamejournal.com/?p=1969 Once upon a time I had a lovely home network where IPv4 and IPv6 coexisted in perfect harmony. And then the big bad Juniper EX3200 switch was installed, and suddenly my IPv6 world ended. In a similar vein to the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/05/why-doesnt-ipv6-work-on-juniper-ex/feed/ 5 Multicast Problems on the Juniper EX Series http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/04/multicast-problems-juniper-ex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=multicast-problems-juniper-ex http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/04/multicast-problems-juniper-ex/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:33:37 +0000 John Herbert http://lamejournal.com/?p=1958 I’m lucky enough to run a Juniper EX3200 as my home’s “core switch” (sounds good, right?). I love the Junos OS, and apart from the fans being tremendously noisy (in fact the hostname for this device is ‘noisy‘), it’s my … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lamejournal.com/2013/06/04/multicast-problems-juniper-ex/feed/ 6 Opengear’s Hedgehog – The ACM5504-G-W-I http://lamejournal.com/2013/05/17/opengears-hedgehog-the-acm5504-g-w-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opengears-hedgehog-the-acm5504-g-w-i http://lamejournal.com/2013/05/17/opengears-hedgehog-the-acm5504-g-w-i/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:21:17 +0000 John Herbert http://lamejournal.com/?p=1936 If you haven’t seen my previous posts on the Opengear products, it may be worth going back and reading about the ACM5004 – a small remote site console server with 3G capabilties, and seemingly endless customization potential. Opengear have since … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lamejournal.com/2013/05/17/opengears-hedgehog-the-acm5504-g-w-i/feed/ 3 Reverse Engineering A Firewall Policy With Securify http://lamejournal.com/2013/04/02/reverse-engineering-fw-policy-with-securify/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reverse-engineering-fw-policy-with-securify http://lamejournal.com/2013/04/02/reverse-engineering-fw-policy-with-securify/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:00:09 +0000 John Herbert http://lamejournal.com/?p=1926 Some years back, a company I was working for had a big problem – they had a number of PIX firewalls where the primary firewall rule – give or take a few specific permits and denies – was pretty much … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lamejournal.com/2013/04/02/reverse-engineering-fw-policy-with-securify/feed/ 1 Google Reader – The Best Product You Never Used http://lamejournal.com/2013/03/19/google-reader-best-product-you-never-used/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-reader-best-product-you-never-used http://lamejournal.com/2013/03/19/google-reader-best-product-you-never-used/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:50:15 +0000 John Herbert http://lamejournal.com/?p=1913 The total lack of branding for Google Reader shown above I think sums up the level of effort that Google have been willing put into the product in the last few years (and possibly longer). Really, it has been the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lamejournal.com/2013/03/19/google-reader-best-product-you-never-used/feed/ 6 Sci-fi Throwdown (Opinionated Bracket from Hell) http://lamejournal.com/2013/03/13/sci-fi-throwdown-opinionated-bracket-from-hell/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sci-fi-throwdown-opinionated-bracket-from-hell http://lamejournal.com/2013/03/13/sci-fi-throwdown-opinionated-bracket-from-hell/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:35:53 +0000 John Herbert http://lamejournal.com/?p=1901 Ok, Plankers, this means (sci-fi) war. Darth Vader rather than Q? Adama rather than the 10th Doctor? Wintermute over HAL? What is wrong with you? Ok, I can see I’ve got ahead of myself. Let me explain… <sound of tape rewinding> … Continue reading →

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