Can Fibre Optic Ethernet Cables Be Longer Than the Standard ?

Short Answer is “It depends, but usually yes.” Long answer follows with a discussion of launch power, receiver sensitivity, and cable losses.

OpenFlow and Software Defined Networking: Is It Routing or Switching ?

I got asked a question by a reader “is OpenFlow used for Routing or Switching ?”

Fibre Connectors

A short summary of the Fibre Cable Connectors, description and some notes on usage. This is summary notes and intended for reference.

Basics: Cisco IOS Native VLANs

Cisco IOS and Native VLANs – some brief notes to myself.

Cisco IOS: What Is VLAN 1002 – 1005 Used for ?

Why does a Cisco IOS SX switch not let you use VLANs 1002 − 1005 ?

Cisco IOS CLI Shortcuts

Mostly for my own reference. I really need to practice using the Delete Buffer commands and Ctrl-R Refesh as part of my muscle memory.

◎ Musing: On Permananent and Ephemeral Knowledge and Exam Study

Like many tech-workers, we need to ingest vast quantities of knowledge to get started in our jobs. Without that knowledge, there is no working in our business. What is unique, however, is that we continue to ingest knowledge for the remainder of our careers – often consuming large portions of our personal time and energy. Worse we even get tested on it by sitting formal examinations.

How can we manage this process to be more effective ?

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.