Practice Safe DNS
Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) is finally being rolled out by major ISPs like Comcast, so it's high time to start using it.
Networking
All things network from Web browsers to wireless networking to IPv6 with your host, and long-time networking hand, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, aka sjvn, has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting edge PC operating system. SJVN covers networking, Linux, open source, and operating systems.
Latest Posts
Fixing Windows 7 IPv6 Headaches
Windows 7 does a decent, but not perfect job, of supporting IPv6. Here's how to get it to do better.
Real Life 'Pre-Crime' Technology
The government has started work on a real life version of Minority Report, where you can be arrested for crimes you might do.
Five ways for IPv6 and IPv4 to peacefully co-exist
Ready or not, you're going to need to use both IPv6 and IPv4 on your corporate intranet and to connect to the Internet for years to come. Here are some ways to do it.
Netgear gets back into Internet video with Roku
Netgear has wanted to get into the video-extender business for years, without any real success, now, with Roku they may be on their way.
Xmarks Lives!
We don't know the details yet, but it looks like Xmarks has found a buyer so the popular Web browser bookmark service and utility will live on.
Google TV, Apple TV, & Roku's Biggest Enemy: A lack of Internet Bandwidth
Google TV, Apple TV and Roku's real enemy are not each other, but the fact that there's not enough Internet broadband to go around.
You must be at least this secure to ride on the Internet
Isn't it time to stop letting malware-infected PCs on the Internet? The answer is in Network Access Control.
The Upside of Moving to IPv6
I get it. No one wants to change their fundamental network infrastructure, but there are reasons for switching to IPv6 besides simple necessity.
NAT won't save you from the need to switch to IPv6
Naïve network users still think that NAT can save them from the need to switch to IPv6. Sorry, NAT is a band-aid on a spurting artery.