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Archive for March, 2010

Ipv6 using “6to4 Tunnelling”

March 31st, 2010 No comments

This article discusses configuration of the 6to4 tunnel on an IOS-based access router, however this concept applies to any router or end host which supports 6to4 tunneling and has a global IPv4 address. Read more…

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Basic Cisco ASA Configuration

March 30th, 2010 No comments

This is the base setup of a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance:

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Enabling ASDM on PIX and ASA

March 30th, 2010 No comments

ASA_firewall_policy_lgCisco Adaptive Security Device Manager provides setup wizards that help you configure and manage Cisco firewall devices, including:

  • the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliances,
  • Cisco PIX appliances,
  • Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Firewall Services Modules

All without “cumbersome” command-line scripts

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Basic Cisco PIX Configuration

March 30th, 2010 No comments

Here is a basic PIX configuration, which achieves the following:

–  NAT overload from an inside network to an outside network
–  Accept incoming PPTP VPN connections from ouside clients
–  Turns on the web-based GUI on the PIX Read more…

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Install Linux on USB Drive – Unetbootin

March 28th, 2010 No comments

A simple point-and-click utility enabling you to automagically download and install a choice of Linux distributions.  Install Linux on USB partitions as small as 128Mb.

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Executing Commands on Remote Cisco Device while logged into Local Device

March 27th, 2010 No comments

This tip shows you how one device can execute remote commands on other Cisco routers or switches to receive command outputs on the local terminal. Read more…

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New CCNP Exam – Resources

March 27th, 2010 No comments

CCNP Cert Combination Tool: Figures out what CCNP exams to take based on what you have

ESIM Tutorial: A walk-through on how to work with the new CCNP question types

TSHOOT Demo Simulation: Gives an idea of the types of questions you might expect on the new TSHOOT exam

Source:  http://www.cioara.org

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QoS Trust Boundaries

March 26th, 2010 No comments

Cisco switches perform most Quality of Service (QoS) operations in hardware, while routers perform QoS functions in software. It is best practice to use the switch to perform deep packet classification and marking functionality on the switches. The router will need to re-classify the packet, but the classification can be on the DSCP marking rather than a transport layer port number. Read more…

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Configure SSH on Cisco Router

March 26th, 2010 No comments

This is a basic configuration to set up SSH on a Cisco router: Read more…

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QoS Policy – Throttle Bandwidth During Certain Times in the Day

March 26th, 2010 No comments

Scenario:  A servers automatic database replication causes bandwidth utilisation to increase, so we need a QoS policy to throttle the server traffic during the working day (including weekends): Read more…

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