top of page

Category ✅
Search


Asymmetric Routing: two captures When SYN Leaves One Firewall and SYN-ACK Hits Another
Stateful firewalls drop the stray SYN-ACK. Draw both directions. Fix routing or enable state sharing. Do not add more allows. Techclick CLI lab: symptoms, commands, traps, and proof.
-
3 days ago2 min read


MTU Black Hole: ping -M do -s 1472 When One Path Dies and Small Packets Live
A device is dropping DF large packets and not sending ICMP need-to-frag. Clamp MSS or fix MTU. This is the classic black hole. Techclick CLI lab: symptoms, commands, traps, and proof.
-
3 days ago2 min read


Linux nftables Drop: nft list ruleset When ping Works and TCP Dies
Cloud NSG is not the guest firewall. nft list ruleset. A default drop on input explains everything. Techclick CLI lab: symptoms, commands, traps, and proof.
-
3 days ago2 min read


DNS Timeout Only on One VLAN: dig +trace When the Forwarder Is the Fault
dig from a VLAN 40 host. If it times out to the forwarder but works when pointed at 8.8.8.8, the path to the corporate DNS is filtered or the helper is wrong. Techclick CLI lab: symptoms, commands, traps, and proof.
-
3 days ago2 min read


Wireshark TCP Retransmissions: Expert Info When Users Say 'The Internet Is Slow'
Expert Information > Retransmissions and Dup ACKs. If they cluster one way, that path is dropping. It is not 'the internet'. Techclick CLI lab: symptoms, commands, traps, and proof.
-
3 days ago2 min read


tcpdump Sees Nothing on the Right Host: -i any and Offload Before You Blame the Firewall
Wrong interface, NIC offload, or you filtered the NAT'd address. Use -i any first, then turn off GRO/TSO for the capture. Techclick CLI lab: symptoms, commands, traps, and proof.
-
3 days ago2 min read


-
Jun 20, 20250 min read


-
Jun 18, 20250 min read


-
Jun 11, 20250 min read


-
Jun 10, 20250 min read


TCP Headers Using Wireshark: Complete Interview purpose
In the above diagram, we can see packet capture of the TCP header (Packet no 184212). On the right hand side of the diagram, we can verify the TCP header Format. Format The segment consists of a header of 20 to 60 bytes, followed by data from the application program. The header is 20 bytes if there are no options and up to 60 bytes if it contains options. Source port number This is the port number used by the process running on the source host. It is 16 bits long, which mea
-
Jan 15, 20255 min read
bottom of page