HomeLab: Simple DHCP Service Configuration on a Cisco Router

Sometimes when I learn something new in the world of technology, I am often amazed that something that I assumed was technically advanced is rather quite simple. Such is the case with configuring DHCP on a Cisco Router. I mean, is it just me or do network guys sometimes act as if everything that they do is takes elite technical skills and tons of experience. Don't get me wrong, I know that networking is not exactly easy. But can we just agree to admit that once in a while some things are easier done than said. Anyway, for me this was the case with configuring a DHCP pool on a Cisco Router.

A Simple Introduction to TCP Wrappers

0993fb024232491eIn the world of Linux there are numerous ways that you can configure a Linux server to allow or deny access to a service, and while many people like to rely solely on Iptables, I wanted to take the opportunity to get my feet wet with TCP Wrappers. Note that this post is not meant to be the be-all end-all post on tcp wrappers. I am not going to review each and every configuration option, and trust me there are quite a few. Rather this is going to be a simple post which explains how to use tcp wrappers.