NGFWs: Fortinet FortiGate vs. Juniper SRX Series Services Gateways
by PivIT Global on Sep 1, 2022 7:01:00 AM
Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) have grown tremendously due to their quick and easy multi-cloud access, higher bandwidth capacity, and high-speed application performance. All these benefits are crucial for the success of any business. However, network security is a vital …
Head-to-Head Wi-Fi 6E Tech: Juniper AP45 and AP34 vs. Arista C-360
by PivIT Global on Aug 30, 2022 7:14:00 AM
According to the State of IoT - Spring 2022 report, the number of Wi-Fi-enabled devices is expected to reach 14.4 billion by the end of 2022. If you think that number is a lot, they expect it to grow to 27 billion by 2025! Wi-Fi network technology needs to keep up to support this tren …
A Complete Guide to Access Control Lists: Types and Creation Methods
by PivIT Global on Aug 25, 2022 7:03:00 AM
In enterprise environments, controlling communications between different segments within a network is crucial for providing sufficient policy-based access and protecting the network from unauthorized use. For example, you may want certain users to have different levels of access to th …
Your Ultimate NAT Configuration Guide for Cisco IOS – Pt. 2
by PivIT Global on Aug 23, 2022 7:01:00 AM
Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) uses a 32-bit address space, which allows for a limit of 4,294,967,296 addresses. However, the initial design of IPv4 did not factor in the rapid growth of the internet. Because of the scarcity of IPv4 addresses, many organizations implemented NAT to …
Your Ultimate NAT Configuration Guide for Cisco IOS – Pt. 1
by PivIT Global on Aug 18, 2022 7:11:00 AM
A networking system requires a unique IP address to communicate with the internet. However, network communications nowadays are slightly different from how they used to be. Back in the day, most, if not all, services and applications were locally hosted within the enterprise network, …
The Importance of Layer 3 Redundancy: Understanding HSRP – Pt. 2
by PivIT Global on Aug 16, 2022 7:11:00 AM
The Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) is a Cisco proprietary redundancy protocol. It allows several Layer 3 switches or routers to work together in an HSRP group and appear as a single virtual device to endpoints. Because of this approach, endpoints always have a functional default g …
The Importance of Layer 3 Redundancy: Understanding HSRP – Pt. 1
by PivIT Global on Aug 11, 2022 7:05:00 AM
Providing Layer 3 redundancy is crucial for uninterrupted network services and communications in enterprise networks. This approach provides hardware redundancy in the event of a device failure. It offers various alternative routing paths throughout the network.
The Ultimate Comparison Guide - FHRP Shootout: HSRP vs. VRRP vs. GLBP
by PivIT Global on Aug 9, 2022 7:14:00 AM
Providing uninterrupted communications and sustaining stable network behavior are the most important goals in each enterprise network. They make the whole environment more productive for the enterprise and less prone to financial losses.