Kevin Sims

building a homelab using aws

How to build the best Homelab using AWS

Looking to start a career in IT? There may come a time when you will want to study for certain certifications or just learn new...

Kevin Sims in Cloud
Jan 28 - 6 min read

eve-ng vs gns3

EVE-NG vs GNS3 | Complete 2023 Review Updated

Eve-ng and gns3 are both great emulation software that can help grow your networking career. Read through on the benefits of both. When choosing between...

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Kevin Sims in Networking
Jan 4 - 5 min read

How to Apply Log4j Workaround for VMware Vcenter

I am going to show you Step by Step how to apply the VMWare log4j workaround. ...

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Kevin Sims in Networking
Dec 13 - 1 min read

ospf routing protocol configuration

Single Area OSPF Routing Protocol Configuration Guide

Single area OSPF routing protocol configuration is a very simple setup that can help improve network availability in your network. OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)...

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Kevin Sims in Networking
Dec 13 - 6 min read

active/passive cisco asa configuration

How to setup a Cisco ASA Active/Standby Failover

Two Cisco ASA firewalls in high availability mode are highly recommended in a production scenario....

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Kevin Sims in Networking
Nov 28 - 2 min read

How to configure Cisco ASA site to site VPN IKEv1

This lab will walk you through how to setup a cisco asa vpn connection between 2 cisco ASA firewalls using IKEv1...

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Kevin Sims in Networking
Nov 24 - 4 min read

snmpv3

How to configure SNMPv3 on VMware ESXi 7.0

When looking to configure SNMP for ESXI, the most secure way is to go with SNMPv3. Here is a way to get that setup if...

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Kevin Sims in Networking
Nov 12 - 2 min read

Building secure vpc

How to Create a Virtual Private Cloud in AWS the Secure Way

Understanding how to build Secure VPCs will help in growing your business and or career as you start to use the Amazon Virtual Private Cloud...

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Kevin Sims in Cloud
Oct 30 - 10 min read

amazon lightsail

Quick Overview to using Amazon Lightsail

For a low, predictable fee, Lightsail includes everything you need to get your project up and running quickly....

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Kevin Sims in Cloud
Oct 25 - 2 min read

Best-Pratices-AWS-Security

Best ways to Secure Your EC2 Instance

When building out your Amazon EC2 Instance you are responsible for configuring effective access controls to protect your EC2 instances from unauthorized use. ...

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