Author: Yuri Gagarin

Cable television networks for the youngest. Part 5: Coaxial distribution network.

Having covered the theoretical foundations, we now turn to describing the hardware of cable television networks. I will start the story from the subscriber's receiver and will explain in more detail than in the first part about all the components of the network. Contents of the series of articles Part 1: General architecture of the CATV network Part 2: Composition and format of the signal Part 3: Analog component of the signal Part 4: Digital component of the signal Part […]

Introducing Windows Terminal

Windows Terminal is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and high-performance terminal application for users of command line tools and shells such as Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL. Windows Terminal will be available through the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and will receive regular updates, ensuring that you always stay current and can use the latest […]

13. Check Point Getting Started R80.20. Licensing

Greetings, friends! Finally, we have arrived at the last, concluding lesson of Check Point Getting Started. Today we will discuss a very important topic — Licensing. I must warn you that this lesson is not a comprehensive guide to selecting hardware or licenses. It is merely a brief summary of the key points that any Check Point administrator should know. If you are truly puzzled about the choice […]

The beta version of the Fenix mobile browser is now available

The Firefox browser on Android has been losing popularity lately. Therefore, Mozilla is developing Fenix. This is a new web browser with an improved tab management system, a faster engine, and a modern appearance. The latter includes a trendy dark theme. The company has not yet announced a specific release date but has already released a public beta version. […]

ASRock has introduced new motherboards in the Z390 Phantom Gaming family

ASRock will expand its Phantom Gaming motherboard series on the Intel Z390 chipset with two new models — the flagship Z390 Phantom Gaming X and the more budget-friendly Z390 Phantom Gaming 7. Both motherboards are designed for building high-performance gaming systems using Intel's eighth and ninth generation processors. The Z390 Phantom Gaming 7 motherboard features a power supply system with ten […]

Eight Lesser-Known Bash Options

Some Bash options are well-known and commonly used. For example, many start their scripts with set -o xtrace for debugging, set -o errexit to exit on error, or set -o errunset to exit if a referenced variable is unset. However, there are many other options. Sometimes they are described too ambiguously in the manuals, so I've compiled some of […]

How the VRRP protocol works

FHRP (First Hop Redundancy Protocol) is a family of protocols designed to create redundancy for the default gateway. The common idea for these protocols is to combine multiple routers into a single virtual router with a shared IP address. This IP address will be assigned to hosts as the default gateway address. An open implementation of this idea is the VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol). […]

Top 8 High-Paying Jobs You Can Do from Home

The transition of employees to remote work is no longer exotic, but rather a situation close to normal. This is not about freelancing, but about full-fledged remote work for employees of companies and institutions. For employees, it means a flexible schedule and greater comfort, while for companies, it's an honest way to get a bit more from workers than they might have otherwise.

'If you need to kill someone, you’ve come to the right place'

On a fresh March day in 2016, Steven Olwain entered the 'Wendy’s' diner in Minneapolis. Sensing the smell of stale frying oil, he looked for a person in dark jeans and a blue jacket. Olwain, who worked in IT support, was a thin nerd in wire-rimmed glasses. He had $6000 in cash with him – he had gathered it by bringing in […]

How We Create 'Internet 2.0' — Independent, Decentralized, and Truly Sovereign

Hello, community! On May 18, a meet-up of network operators from the 'Medium' network took place in Tsaritsyno Park in Moscow. This article provides a transcript from the event: we discussed the long-term development plans for the 'Medium' network, the need to use HTTPS for eepsites when using the 'Medium' network, the deployment of a social network within the I2P network, and much more. The most interesting details are below. 1) […]

Release of the PacketFence 9.0 network access control system

The release of PacketFence 9.0 has taken place, a free network access control (NAC) system that can be used to organize centralized access and effectively secure networks of any size. The system's code is written in Perl and distributed under the GPLv2 license. Installation packages have been prepared for RHEL and Debian. PacketFence supports the provision of centralized user access to the network via both wired and wireless connections.

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