Networking Tips

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pfSense LAN name changing after reboot

If you find that (eg. on Windows 10) your PC thinks you're on a new network every time the router is rebooted, follow the instructions here: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=123391.0

DNS Records

Left field Type Right field
vaio a 80.229.88.237
alaska a 80.229.88.236
network a 80.229.88.232
bretts.org. a 80.229.88.233
colorado a 80.229.88.235
router a 80.229.88.234
dougal a 80.229.88.238
broadcast a 80.229.88.239
wiki cname bretts.org.
jabber cname bretts.org.
www cname bretts.org.
svn cname bretts.org.
mythweb cname bretts.org.
pics cname bretts.org.
admin cname bretts.org.
music cname bretts.org.
irc cname bretts.org.
ftp cname bretts.org.
mail cname bretts.org.

OSI 7 Layer Model

# Layer Example(s) Postal service equivalent
7 Application HTTP, BitTorrent Message language, eg. English
6 Presentation SSL Encryption of message
5 Session NetBIOS, "Graceful close" for TCP"
4 Transport TCP Recipient name (eg. Fred Bloggs)
3 Network IP, ICMP Recipient address
2 Data Link Ethernet, 802.11 Envelope
1 Physical 100BASE-TX, 802.11g, ADSL Post van

For more details, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model