Monthly Archives: March 2016

Why you need HTTPS for your web site

The TL;DR: You should not run a website that requires a login without enabling HTTPS on that web site and forcing the use of HTTPS for, at the very least, the login and administration pages. Logging in without HTTPS may allow somebody to steal your password and hack your web site. You should arrange to get… Read More »

Understanding VLAN Configuration: Tagged, Untagged, and Excluded

Several years ago, I needed to partition a network into separate VLANs.  The switches I had were capable, but I wasn’t.  I was having trouble understanding what the terms meant (Tagged, Untagged, Excluded) and how to configure each port to achieve my desired result.  I had trouble finding a good I-don’t-really-care-that-much-about-VLANS-or-Cisco-documentation-I-just-want-this-to-work-so-I-can-get-on-with-what-I-am-really-trying-to-do kind of explanation, so… Read More »