Network Protocols
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Testing a NTP Server from Windows
You can test NTP from within a Windows command prompt using the utility w32tm w32tm /stripchart /computer:192.168.x.x /dataonly Example of a working NTP server query: w32tm /stripchart /computer:192.168.x.x /dataonly Tracking 192.168.x.x [192.168.x.x:123]. The current time is 12/08/2021 14:57:44. 14:57:44, +03.8630391s 14:57:46, +03.8583498s 14:57:48, +03.8599084s Example of a not working NTP server query: w32tm /stripchart /computer:192.168.x.x…
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Ubiquiti Edgerouter – Enabling the LAN with a routed /48 IPv6 prefix
In the last post we had established an IPv6 end-point tunnel between our Ubiquiti Edgerouter and Hurricane Electrics free tunnel broker service. Now that connectivity has been established we need to enable the LAN to support IPv6. I took the option of enabling the additional /48 routed prefix, this would allow use of the existing…
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Hurricane Electrics IPv6 Tunnel Broker Service
According to their website, Hurricane Electric offer an IPv6 tunnel broker service. An IPv6 tunnel broker service, allows you to access IPv6 services over a normal IPv4 connection with Hurricane Electric providing you the IPv6 part completely free. The technical working behind the service is that the IPv6 traffic will be enscapsulated inside the IPv4…