Cisco customers can update their licenses using this handy portal. Sounds good ? Exciting ? No, not the person who bought the software license, the partner that sold you the license can update the licenses. You might have forgotten who is Cisco’s real customer, and it’s not the person who paid for products. Partners, the [...]
Rant: A Better Cisco Software Experience (Licensing) for Partners (but Not Customers)
19th March 2013 by 2 Comments
Rant: Cisco Claims “We’re Listening” to Simplifying Cisco Software Licensing
4th September 2012 by 3 Comments
If this is the best that Cisco can manage when they are “listening” we have a huge problem with Cisco licensing strategy. Glam it up all you like, but this isn’t helping. It’s just ignoring us.
My Way of Selecting a Cisco IOS Release With a Bug Scrub
8th March 2012 by 14 Comments
Cisco is known for shipping products early to deliver new features quickly. But this leads to a reputation for buggy code which has customers report bugs (and Cisco fixing them). This means that you should never buy a newly released Cisco product unless you are willing to take this risk. This post looks a my process for analysing this risk and then selecting an IOS version by performing a bug scrub. In this case, I’ve been asked whether the Cisco C3750-X switches are ready for live deployment.
Basics: Cisco IOS Native VLANs
9th June 2011 by 10 Comments
Cisco IOS and Native VLANs – some brief notes to myself.
Those Non-IOS Files on the Flash. Are They Useful ?
8th June 2011 by 4 Comments
When you first receive a router from a Cisco warehouse, it comes with a complete collection of IOS add ons. A common question is whether these files are used for anything ?
IOS Memory Tables Removed From Documentation
28th May 2011 by Leave a Comment
From IOS 15.1M&T release notes at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_1/release/notes/151TFEAT.html Memory Recommendations The memory recommendation tables have been removed from the Cisco IOS Release 15.1M&T release notes to improve the usability of the release notes documentation. The memory recommendations that were provided by these tables are available through Cisco Feature Navigator. So the only way to check the [...]
Show Ip Eigrp Topology All
22nd May 2011 by Leave a Comment
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.
OSX: Shortcuts for Subnet Masks With TextExpander
9th March 2011 by 4 Comments
I’m always looking for ways to improve my writing speed and accuracy. One way is to use specific keyboard shortcuts for tasks that are repetitive and prone to inaccuracy. So, using Cmd-C / Cmd-V for for Copy and Paste makes a whole load of good sense as it’s faster & more accurate than using the mouse to click through multiple menus, and put the cursor where it needs to be.
However, keyboard shortcuts are kind of limited. A more flexible approach is to use a program that can substitute short sets of text into much longer pieces. To do this, I use a program called TextExpander to keep a library of ‘snippets’ for expansion into a range of useful actions.
For example, I have a text snippet etmd and whenever I type these four letters, it is automatically expanded to EtherealMind.
The possibilities are endless, and I’m hoping to share a few different ideas and get feedback from you to help me build my collection of useful shortcuts.
Cisco IP Traceroute Characters
25th February 2011 by Leave a Comment
Note to self about Cisco Traceroute characters and what they mean. Directly from the Cisco IOS user documentation.
Cisco IOS Emulator Petition – Reloaded
11th February 2011 by Leave a Comment
Due to popular demand I have restarted the IOS Petition. The last petition got to nearly 1200 signatures before something caused it to crash. Either way, it’s time to signal to Cisco that we remain serious and committed to getting proper access to testing and learning emulation software.
Remember, if you are using Dynamips you won’t be able to test IOS Version 15.0. What will you do when they come for you ?
After all, Cisco’s share price dropped 12% this week, maybe they will be listening a bit more closely to their customers instead of ignoring us.
Head over to the petition and sign up. The system has protection against blind and double voting – I’ve activated the email confirmation. I won’t abuse your email address but you will need to use a genuine email or your vote doesn’t count.
