Collection of useful, relevant or inane places on the the Internets for 28 Dec 10:
Remote (in Band) Configuration Tips
23rd December 2010 by 17 Comments
However working on a Global network, especially if you are making changes in-band and you don’t have the facility to access the system via a remote console or have remote power control(For people who do have such infrastructure I am insanely jealous), then you need have a few outs to keep you out of trouble. I thought I would share some useful tips that help minimise risk for you when doing remote changes.
Unplugged – Show 4 – Too Many iPads
22nd December 2010 by 2 Comments
Packet Pushers Unplugged looks at the impact of too many iPads on wireless networks, fast roaming and personal WiFi devices.
Show 29 – IT Is About SKILLS Not Business
20th December 2010 by Leave a Comment
Packet Pushers Show 29 – IT is about SKILLS and not about business. IT is a business. Argue.
Remembering Network Devices
18th December 2010 by 5 Comments
A few years back when starting a new role providing 3rd Level support for an international network with over one hundred devices in my remit, it became apparent very quickly I was going to struggle to remember all the IP addresses in a few days or even the host names for that matter. There was no standard tools being use to connect all the devices, Windows XP telnet seem to be the tool of choice.
Most of the devices had some standards naming conventions. Like site code and type of device. So Lon_SW1 would be switch 1 in London. I decided to dust of my scripting skills and make life easier for myself.
A Better Technique for Blogging and Writing – Markdown
15th December 2010 by 6 Comments
This post looks at my favourite method for generating HTML for blogging using a combination of MultiMarkdown and NValt.
My Data Centre With a Tape Rack – A Half Inch Tape Rack
15th December 2010 by 4 Comments
Have you got one of these ? Do you remember one of these ?
Internets of Interest:14 Dec 10
14th December 2010 by Leave a Comment
Collection of useful, relevant or inane places on the the Internets for 14 Dec 10:
Cisco Claims the ‘Tool Bar’ Is a Good Thing. Ah, Bollocks. And Why.
13th December 2010 by 23 Comments
I’m responding to a comment from Martin Hardee at cisco who claims that his new website is wondrous experience. I’m even polite. Please join in if you agree with me or Martin.
Controller Based Networks for Data Centres
13th December 2010 by 11 Comments
The current technologies of data centre networks don’t address the fundamental scaling issues. You can’t scale to hundreds of independent switches, we need to have less control planes for more coherent functions. Here is my take on next wave of networking in the data centre beyond DCB and TRILL.
