Probably one of the most refreshing ideas I’ve heard of in a long time. Vanish, enable messages (e.g. email, google docs, facebook) to be transmitted, which disappear” after a period of time. Read more…
This Cisco IOS “Policy Compiler” can assist people with the configuration of “complex access lists”. I haven’t tried it myself, but here’s what it claims to do: Read more…
Add Cisco.com tool and search plugins to your Internet Explorer 7/Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 2/Firefox 3 browser. Click the links below for the Cisco tools and searches you want to add to your browser. Read more…
Take a look at this video, which features the Catalyst 2960 products range. Notice the 2960PD-8TT-L, which is a little gem; I can imagine many circumstances when this could be used. The switch receives it’s power via PoE.
Q. What is the Cisco Catalyst 2960PD-8TT-L compact switch?
A. The Cisco® Catalyst® 2960PD-8TT-L switch has eight 10/100 Mbps ports and receives power over the Gig uplink port from an upstream power over Ethernet (PoE) switch.
The Cisco Catalyst 2960 powered device (PD) switch is ideal for deployments outside the wiring closet such as conference rooms and classrooms with spacing and wiring constraints.
Here is some more information and a 2960 product video: Read more…
Cisco Unified Expert Advisor is a very good alternative to traditional call-handling and would be especially good for call centres, avoiding the frustration of CTI (press 1 for this, 2 for that, etc.) and also having to take pot-luck, hoping that you’ll eventually speak to somebody who has relevant expertise. Read more…
Here is an example of how to configure 802.1x on a Cisco 6500-series running CatOS: (if you wish to configure dot1x on IOS, read this post)
Here is another aide-memoir. It is a diagram of Nagios in a distributed monitoring configuration (click to view full-screen) Read more…
MIB stands for Management Information Base and is a collection of information organised into a hierarchy. These are accessed using a protocol such as SNMP. There are two types of MIBs: scalar and tabular. Scalar objects define a single object instance whereas tabular objects define multiple related object instances grouped in MIB tables. Read more…
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
MTBF is a basic measure of reliability for components that are able to be repaired. It is the number of hours that pass before a component or system fails. It is a commonly-used variable in network availability analyses and reports. Read more…
Shows examples of router redundancy / failover capabilitiesat Layer 3 and also Layer 2 spanning-tree root bridge configuration to enable pseudo-load balancing by using PVST.
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