Quick tip on configuring iTerm 2 to show the profile names in Tabs – because it annoyed me.
iTerm 2- Top Tab Tip – Show the Profile Name
Show Ip Eigrp Topology All
Once upon a time the command was “show ip eigrp topology” to show EIGRP topology, now it’s “show ip eigrp topology all” and the old command show only Feasible Successors.
Verifiying IPsec and SSL Performance of ASA Firewall
It’s difficult to a get any documentation from Cisco that confirms the forwarding performance of the ASA firewall. However, once you have got a unit, the “show crypto acclerator statistics” is a handy way to verify and check the hardware performance of your ASA. I think that most of this output is self-explanatory so I’m [...]
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.
Putty – Fixing Right Click Paste
Fixing the Right Click Paste action of PuTTY to prevent mistakes when copy and pasting.
Review: goSerial – Console Break for Network Devices on OSX
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.
Putty, the Command Line and NO Clicky Clicky
While it may be a personal preference for me, I believe that you should only use the mouse when you don’t know what are doing. If you have a repetitive task, then clicking the same thing over and over shows that you are poor engineer. Lets hack putty to work from the command line.
Setting the Defaults for PUTTY
Putty is is a great piece of software. Because it works and it’s free I find it installed on most corporate desktops as the default software for terminal client on Windows but not everyone seems to know how to set the defaults.
The Poor Man’s IOS Traffic Generator
This is a feature that I used to use years ago, but had forgotten about. For some reason, I remembered it today and it is still as useful as it ever was. Read on…
IOS: “Terminal Monitor” On, Off – Logging to Your Terminal
I get asked this question just often enough to post an article. When you have enabled ‘term mon’, how do you turn it off ? How can you tell it’s working ? And so on.
