NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System) is a widely used network protocol for sharing resources and services on Windows systems. However, when exposed publicly, it can pose serious cyber security risks. Let’s explore the dangers associated with public NetBIOS and discuss how to avoid them. Dangers: How to avoid these dangers: In short, NetBIOS can be
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the next iteration of the protocol that underpins the internet as we know it. As the IPv4 address space runs out and the demand for IP addresses continues to grow, IPv6 is emerging as a solution to the challenges of connectivity and scalability. However, like any technology, IPv6 has
In today’s post we’ll show you a bit more about MTR and how to use it in a Linux distribution. As we mentioned in another post, MTR is a network diagnostic tool that combines the functionalities of traceroute and ping in a single command. In Linux, this tool is used via the command line and
In this post we’ll show you how to use the Ping command to diagnose network problems. PING uses the ICMP protocol (Internet Control Message Protocol) to check the latency and availability of a device at network level, connected to your local or remote network, as in the following example. When we use the PING command
