Troubleshooting, it’s something we all do. It may be your parents Internet connection, the company photocopier, your kid’s car or the core network of a medium sized bank. However, troubleshooting is not like that, it’s more like football, years of watching and playing does not guarantee to make you a superstar. However, with troubleshooting, just like football, it does teach you enough so you have an opinion on how it should be done.
Capturing VLAN Tagged Packets and Microsoft Windows
10 August 2010 By 3 Comments
Always Fill a Rack From the Bottom Up
9 August 2010 By 5 Comments
Safety Tip that you may not have thought about when installing new kit into racks.
Maximum Number of Insertions for GBICs
9 July 2010 By 6 Comments
Ever thought about whether a GBIC has a maximum number of insertions into a transceiver ? Surprising answer follows…..
Why Buy Dual Supervisors on Cisco Nexus 7000 ?
9 July 2010 By 25 Comments
Control CPU Usage in GNS3 / Dynamips With Process Lasso
2 June 2010 By 7 Comments
have been a user of Dynamips/GNS3 for several years now and I can’t imagine what I would do without it. I use it for doing Proof Of Concept work and for Studying. This tip looks at managing CPU utilisation on Windows.
Sharing Ideas – GLBP and HSRP
20 May 2010 By 5 Comments
How to Create a Strong Yet Memorable Password.
15 April 2010 By Leave a Comment
Best Technique for Date Formatting and the Global Problem – ISO8601
30 March 2010 By 4 Comments
When working in a global company, a major problem is the way that some countries use the wrong date formatting. Say hello to ISO8601, standard for date formats.
Network ZEN: OSPF or EIGRP
25 March 2010 By 2 Comments
Google: Meet Skipfish, Our Automated Web Security Scanner. Security Industry – You Failed.
21 March 2010 By 3 Comments
Google releases Skipfish into open source for automated web security scanning. The fact that this exists is an inditement on IT Security and their failure to address threats.
Average IP Packet Size | Slaptijack
18 March 2010 By 6 Comments
Review: robtex.com – DNS and Peering Tool
15 March 2010 By 2 Comments
An astonishing resource that provide a lot details on BGP AS, IP addressing, ownership, whois, DNS checking and much more.
Blessay: Autonegotiation on Ethernet – It Works, It Should Be Mandatory!
12 March 2010 By 37 Comments
Security: ASA Version 8.3.1 Released
11 March 2010 By 3 Comments
The Ten Networking Commandments
18 February 2010 By 4 Comments
If you run a Network team using these as a basis for business planning and operational excellence then you won’t go wrong.
Rant: Which of These 10GB Adapters Is Not the Same ?
9 February 2010 By 8 Comments
Look at the these network adapters. One for Server, and one for a Cisco firewall. One costs five times more than the other. Can you pick which one ?
Designer or Engineer, Artist or Painter
19 January 2010 By 6 Comments
