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Review of the Cisco CRS-3 Marketing Debacle
March 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Cisco Marketing team kicked sand in the their own face with a failure to comprehend what customers want, and expecting them to comprehend what a BFR is for. The claim that “Internet will never be the same again” got a massive cold shoulder when they announced another big router.
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Average IP Packet Size | Slaptijack
March 18, 2010 · 5 Comments
“Yesterday, I calculated the average packet size for one of the networks I work on using data from 263986M ”
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Blessay: On CCIE Core Knowledge Waivers. The HP Fallout Continues. — UPDATED
March 16, 2010 · 11 Comments
I’m betting that the CCIE Core Knowledge Question waivers is because of HP. Oh, and making money.
Network Diagrams
Network Diagrams: Rotating Text on a Line
October 1, 2009 · 5 Comments
You want to put text on a line, but it’s the wrong direction or along the line. Here’s how to get that right.
Design
Blessay: Autonegotiation on Ethernet — It Works, It Should Be Mandatory!
March 12, 2010 · 30 Comments
EVERYONE — Autosensing on ethernet works just fine, and all manufacturers recommend using autosensing. Why aren’t you !
Lets look at how it works and why you should be using it.
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Network Dictionary — Corporate Golf Day
March 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Define Corporate Golf Day
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Blessay: On CCIE Core Knowledge Waivers. The HP Fallout Continues. — UPDATED
I’m betting that the CCIE Core Knowledge Question waivers is because of HP. Oh, and making money.
Blessay: Autonegotiation on Ethernet — It Works, It Should Be Mandatory!
EVERYONE — Autosensing on ethernet works just fine, and all manufacturers recommend using autosensing. Why aren’t you !
Lets look at how it works and why you should be using it.
Blessay:Firewalls Are Like Noses:Everyone’s Got One.
The thing about firewalls is that all networks have them. Once, firewall expertise was rare and a special job focus. Now, firewalls are like noses — everyone’s got one.
Blessay: On Stackable / Fixed vs Chassis / Modular Ethernet Switches
The debate on Stackable vs Chassis based switches has a long and proud pedigree. Here is my addition to the debate.
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Network Dictionary — Corporate Golf Day
Define Corporate Golf Day
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Blessay: On CCIE Core Knowledge Waivers. The HP Fallout Continues. — UPDATED
I’m betting that the CCIE Core Knowledge Question waivers is because of HP. Oh, and making money.
Review: robtex.com — DNS and Peering Tool
An astonishing resource that provide a lot details on BGP AS, IP addressing, ownership, whois, DNS checking and much more.
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Reloading IOS Config at CLI for Dynamips/Dynagen
David Sudjiman show us how to save and reload Cisco IOS configurations from the command line in Dynamips / Dynagen.
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