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Traffic Analyzers: I already have a capture, and now what?

When we are faced with a performance problem related to those responsible for the applications and those responsible for the network platform, we usually think about how useful it would be to have a traffic analyzer that clarifies the real origin of the problem. Now, many times we see network analysts who after installing the tool feel overwhelmed by the amount of information it offers them.

MSP Network Basics: What is SNMP?

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is vital for managing networks. Without it, network management tools can't identify devices, monitor network performance, or keep track of changes to the network. If you want to learn more about this important protocol, start with this SNMP primer featuring Steve Petryschuk, Auvik's director of system engineering.

Kubernetes Networking with Calico

In this post, I’m going to cover some of the fundamentals of how Calico works. I really don’t like the idea that with these Kubernetes deployments, you simply grab a yaml file and deploy it, sometimes with little to no explanation of what’s actually happening. Hopefully, this post will servce to better understand what’s going on.

Monitoring Unicast Flooding Traffic

Unicast Flooding Traffic is associated with the learning process of network switches. In fact, with this method, switches identify the MAC addresses of the devices that are accessible by each of their ports, thus constructing a table that will then be used to decide the destination of each frame that arrives at the switch.

SolarWinds Free Tool Overview: The Flow Tool Bundle

Find out how you can make the most of your SolarWinds Flow Tool Bundle! This free tool pack will help you to quickly distribute, test, and configure flow traffic with three handy, easy-to-use, and easy-to-install network traffic analysis products: the NetFlow Replicator, NetFlow Generator, and NetFlow Configurator.