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Biography

Dane DeValcourt is not just a network engineer or developer—he’s a deeply forged human being, shaped by wild places, deep scars, fierce love, and relentless growth. Professionally, he’s a force of nature: a senior network engineer designing resilient service provider fabrics with Arista, Juniper, and Cisco Nexus. He builds, maintains, and optimizes critical infrastructure across complex environments where performance, redundancy, and security must always converge. His designs are deliberate, efficient, and scalable—because at his core, Dane doesn’t just make things…

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Meraki Site-to-Site VPN Troubleshooting

Meraki Site-to-Site VPN Troubleshooting

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Connecting multiple sites securely can be challenging. Here’s a look at troubleshooting Meraki site-to-site VPNs, especially focusing on the nuances between full tunnel and split tunnel setups: Common Troubleshooting Steps: Verify Internet Connectivity: Ensure that both sites have stable internet connections. Use tools like ping or traceroute to confirm network availability. Check VPN Settings: Confirm that VPN parameters such as pre-shared keys, IP addresses, and encryption settings match on both Meraki devices. Full Tunnel vs. Split Tunnel: Full Tunnel VPN:…

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VLANs – Cisco and Juniper Basics

VLANs – Cisco and Juniper Basics

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🚀 Quick #CCNA Tip: Mastering VLANs! VLANs are not just about segmenting a network for better management— they’re crucial for security, performance, and scalability. 🔹 Security: Isolating sensitive data traffic from the rest 🔹 Performance: Reducing broadcast domains enhances network efficiency 🔹 Flexibility: Easier network management and control 🚀 Let’s Dive a little into VLANs on Cisco IOS & Juniper Devices! Understanding and troubleshooting VLAN issues are essential skills for network engineers. Here’s how you can handle VLAN configurations and…

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Troubleshooting BGP/MPLS on Cisco and Juniper Devices

Troubleshooting BGP/MPLS on Cisco and Juniper Devices

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Mastering the Basics: Troubleshooting BGP/MPLS on Cisco and Juniper Devices Introduction:In the intricate world of networking, BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) and MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) are fundamental technologies that enable efficient, scalable, and robust communication across vast and diverse infrastructures. Understanding how to troubleshoot these protocols in Cisco and Juniper devices is essential for maintaining a smooth operational network. Today, we’ll dive into some practical tips to help you navigate common issues with these technologies. Understanding BGP/MPLS Basics: Common Issues…

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Hash Buster

Hash Buster

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So this caught my attention and wanted to share. I’ve had times this would have been quite useful. https://github.com/s0md3v/Hash-Buster Features Automatic hash type identification Supports MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512 Can extract & crack hashes from a file Can find hashes from a directory, recursively Multi-threading Insallation & Usage Note: Hash Buster isn’t compatible with python2, run it with python3 instead. Also, Hash-Buster uses some APIs for hash lookups, check the source code if you are paranoid. Hash-Buster can be run…

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MMDVM Hotspot

MMDVM Hotspot

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In an effort to play more ham radio without the cost of an HF radio I decided to dabble with DMR a bit. I have an AnyTone AT-D878UVII Plus that I got from Bridgecom Systems that is capable but I’ve only just used it for UHF and VHF. We have a local DMR repeater that I can hit just fine from home, however it times out after 10 mins, so you can’t really just sit all day and monitor a…

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Baby Bonsai’s

Baby Bonsai’s

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Munchkin and I have quite a few baby bonsai now. So far we’ve sprouted and moved them outside into smaller pots (easy to relocate this winter). We have grown the following: Japanese Black Pine, Buddha Tree, Giant Sequoia, Coton Easter, Trident Maple, Chinese Elm, Colorado Blue Spruce and Black Spruce.

We have sprouts!

We have sprouts!

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We have grown our first sprouts! The first to come up were our Colorado Blue Spruce. We also appear to have a Japanese Black Pine sprouting! Grace is still showing interest in things.

More seeds!

More seeds!

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Grace and I planted some of what we had already, although I think we should have planted much more based on what I’m reading about the rates others have had on successful sprouting. We also got a nice selection of new seeds we will look into planting. Currently I’ve got the temperatures in the sprouter where they need to be but I’m worried about the humidity in one of them being way too high. Time will tell!