Tag: Networking
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A Free Bird: The BIRD Internet Routing Daemon
Introduction In today’s interconnected world, efficient network routing is crucial for seamless communication. The BIRD Internet Routing Daemon, commonly known as BIRD, is a powerful, open-source solution designed to manage dynamic IP routing on Unix-like systems. Network administrators, internet service providers (ISPs), and data center operators rely on BIRD for its flexibility, scalability, and support… Read more…
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Unconventional Uses of cURL: Beyond Simple Requests
cURL is one of the most versatile tools for making HTTP requests from the command line. While it’s widely known for fetching web pages and interacting with APIs, it can do much more than just that. From automating file transfers to monitoring network performance, cURL can be used in ways that many developers overlook. In… Read more…
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Fixing macOS Ethernet (en0) IPv6 SLAAC Issues Caused by IGMP Snooping in VLAN Environments
Introduction Many macOS users rely on both Ethernet and Wi-Fi for network connectivity. However, some users have encountered a puzzling issue: while their Wi-Fi (en1) interface correctly obtains an IPv6 address and functions as expected, their Ethernet (en0) interface, despite also obtaining an IPv6 address, fails to communicate externally via IPv6. This issue is particularly… Read more…