Network Dictionary — Corporate Golf Day
March 18, 2010 by Greg Ferro · Leave a Comment
Define Corporate Golf Day
Blessay: On CCIE Core Knowledge Waivers. The HP Fallout Continues. — UPDATED
March 16, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 11 Comments
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
March 15, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 1 Comment
An astonishing resource that provide a lot details on BGP AS, IP addressing, ownership, whois, DNS checking and much more.
Review: goSerial — Console Break for Network Devices on OSX
March 14, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 5 Comments
This is a quick look at the serial console program for Mac OSX called goSerial. There are not many serial consoles programs available and I wanted to review this for my own use.
Reloading IOS Config at CLI for Dynamips/Dynagen
March 14, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 1 Comment
David Sudjiman show us how to save and reload Cisco IOS configurations from the command line in Dynamips / Dynagen.
Blessay: Autonegotiation on Ethernet — It Works, It Should Be Mandatory!
March 12, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 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.
Network Dictionary — Straw Man Review
March 12, 2010 by Greg Ferro · Leave a Comment
Define “Straw Man Review”
Security: ASA Version 8.3.1 Released
March 11, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 2 Comments
Cisco releases ASA Ver 8.3.1. Major changes to NAT and memory upgrade needed.
Review of the Cisco CRS-3 Marketing Debacle
March 10, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 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.
Dynamips, Dynagen, GNS3 0.7, IOS15.0 and Snow Leopard OSX
March 10, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 9 Comments
It works.
Network Dictionary — Heater
March 9, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 1 Comment
This Post is Part of a Series — click for list on Network Dictionary» Heater — term used to describe a piece of network equipment that is powered up, but does nothing or has no purpose.
Now that electricity actually costs real money, people are actually finding the heaters and removing them from the network, especially those old servers. It wasn’t so […]
Top 5 Things About Cisco Says “Internet to Change Forever” Event Today
March 9, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 5 Comments
Cisco Marketing Dept is attempting another lame meme today by claiming that Cisco will “Change The Internet”. Here is my Top 5 things about Cisco changing the Internet.
Interesting Switch Designs for Data Centre Racks From Juniper
March 8, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 3 Comments
I was reviewing the Juniper Virtual Chassis Technology and there are some very interesting designs possible with their specific stacking technology.
If I Can’t Fix It, I’ll Break It. And That’s OK, It Needed Fixing Anyway.
March 7, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 12 Comments
When explaining outage risks in a change review, I often need to grit my teeth and say quietly to myself.….
Network Dictionary — Application Delivery Controller
March 7, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 7 Comments
Application Delivery Controller (ADC) — The new marketing name for a “load balancer”. Someone put a shiny chrome exhaust and new buttons on it and so it needed a new marketing name. Calling my coffee cup a “Liquid Receptacle Device with Enhanced Handling Features” doesn’t change the fact that it holds ocffee.
Note: the Web Application Firewall and […]
Blessay:Firewalls Are Like Noses:Everyone’s Got One.
March 7, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 9 Comments
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.
Using Choosy for OSX. A Better Way to Use Multiple Browsers.
March 6, 2010 by Greg Ferro · 3 Comments
I use multiple web browsers all day. One for typical web, and another for network management. I need a way to easily select which one I want.
“Just in Case” Versus “Just in Time” Learning. Or Why Am I Learning This Useless Crud !?
March 6, 2010 by Greg Ferro · Leave a Comment
You need to learn what you don’t know to succeed in Networking. Understanding “Just in Case” instead of “Just in Time” learning might help you to understand why.

