Subnet Cheat Sheet

Subnet Mask Cheat Sheet Posted here because 95% of the networks are the same and when I encounter a different one I have to think about it…not any more! See RFC 1878 for more details & information. Addresses Hosts Netmask Amount of a Class C /30 4 2 255.255.255.252 1/64 /29 8 6 255.255.255.248 1/32 […]

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Network Interface Name in rhel7

Anyone who has installed rhel7 knows how annoying it is to check you network and not see eth0.  Perhaps it is just me then…  Regardless here are instructions on how to change it: First you need to know the name of the network adapter in use, you can look in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eno##### or run this command: […]

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Fight the Good Fight with SmokePing

My Internet connection is unstable. I do realize ISPs generally claim
some downtime is expected, and service is not guaranteed, and countless
other excuses are common for intermittent service. I currently pay
$120/month for business-class service, however, and I expect to get
reliable Internet access on a regular basis. more>>

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