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Update Cloudflare DNS entry

When a system is behind a NAT device that also has a dynamic WAN IP address, it may be necessary to dynamically update a DNS entry on your DNS server. This article shows how to do it by using a simple bash script.

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BPDU filter on a Unifi switch

Brand new Unifi Switch (48 POE-500W) is experiencing some issues that do not affect the switch functionality, but it is filling our syslog server with messages like this: US48P500,18e829286ff3,v4.0.80.10875 switch: DOT1S: dot1sBpduReceive(): Discarding the BPDU on port 0/1, since it is an invalid

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IPv6 stack on Ubuntu/Debian Linux systems

In this article we will explain how to enable or disable IPv6 stack on Ubuntu/Debian systems. Step-by-step guide IPv6 stack state configuration Following parameters are used to control the IPv6 stack: net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 net.ipv6.conf.[network_

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Configure StackWise Virtual on Cisco 9500

StackWise Virtual is a Cisco proprietary technology that we use on their newer high-end switches to enable stacking. In the past we had to use special Cisco stacking cables to enable stacking. With the newer Cisco models, we can achieve pretty much the same functionality through SWV. As per Cis

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Configure portchannel on Cisco 9500

Portchannel is Cisco’s implementation of the EtherChannel technology, (usually) based on the 802.3ad standard). Step-by-step guide Portchannel configuration To configure portchannel on Cisco 9500, first create a portchannel interface: ! interface Port-channel1 description *** Port-Chan

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