When Cisco Bug Toolkit Sorts A List
Just a quick post tonight. I’m having some fun at the expense of Cisco’s Bug Toolkit, although honestly I’m not entirely sure whether to laugh or cry. Bug Toolkit is pretty straightforward – it allows...
View ArticleTIP: IOS Route-Maps – What Not To Do
Today’s post is a quick tip on configuring a route-map in IOS, or more specifically, how not to configure it. Like almost everybody else, I am capable of making stupid mistakes. I don’t mean the ones...
View ArticleIOS Errors – Wood, Trees etc.
Today I’m sharing a “duh” moment that I think needs to be recorded partly for comedy value and, perhaps, partly to save somebody else the same fate. It’s one of those “it’s right in front of you,...
View ArticleWhen BGP Aggregates Go Bad
I’m taking a coffee break (actually two, as I also created a diagram for this post) to quickly share today’s routing fun with you – a brief look at when BGP aggregates go bad. Or at least, an obvious...
View ArticleCisco Live 2013 – Are You a Keynote Virgin?
It’s ok, you can be honest with me. Do you attend the Keynote sessions at Cisco Live? Not everybody loves the Keynote sessions, but since the schedule is set up so that the three main Keynotes are the...
View ArticleNAM-NX1 – The First Nexus 7000 Service Module of Many?
At the Cisco Live 2013 even in London this January, Cisco gave attendees a sneak peak of the about-to-be-announced Network Analysis Module (NAM) for, amazingly enough, the Nexus 7000 series switches....
View ArticleWhen BGP Aggregates Go Badder
First, please accept my apologies for the terrible grammar in the title, but really, what better name could I use for a post that is the sequel to “When BGP Aggregates Go Bad“? Having learned one...
View ArticleDecoding the New Infrastructure – NFD5 Redux
Networking Field Day 5 (NFD5) drew to a close yesterday, and I have found myself sitting in a plane at around 32000 feet musing somewhat on the fact that my trip home has just been redirected via...
View Article15 Minutes, Puppet and a Screwdriver
Last week the delegates at Networking Field Day 5 met with Cisco, and we had a great set of presentations and discussions throughout the day. None however equaled the discussion on “Openflow vs Cisco...
View ArticleLinksys E2500 – Long Term Update
I first posted about the Linksys E2500 back in November 2011. At the time, I had a number of issues with this dual band wireless router, but I also acknowledged that I was running it in a slightly...
View ArticleCisco and iRobot Math – The AVA 500
(Credit: Cisco) This week at Cisco Live 2013′s Opening Keynote, Cisco demonstrated their new AVA 500 Collaboration Robot (I also see it described as a Telepresence Robot). This awesome new device has...
View ArticleNever Too Old To Learn – Route-Map Naming
It’s said that you’re never to old too learn. I agree, and in fact it’s one of the things that has kept me in the networking industry for so long; there’s always something new going on to keep me...
View ArticleNever Too Old To Learn – Show Config
Continuing to prove that we are never to old to learn, I bring another tip to the table today, this time to do with the show config. Of course, by that alone I show my age because I’m sure “show …...
View ArticleTaking the Measure of Cisco’s Insieme
Today I’m in New York City attending Cisco’s launch of their new Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) products. This launch is Cisco’s somewhat tardy response to Software Defined Networking (SDN)...
View ArticleWhy You Won’t Have A Job In 5 Years
One of the classic interview questions is “Where do you see yourself in five years?” Discussions today with the delegates from Tech Field Day’s “Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Launch” event...
View ArticleThe Linksys E2500 Deserves No AirPlay
As I’ve reported in the past, I have had some issues with my Linksys E2500 wireless routers. In particular, using Apple’s AirPlay appears to be sufficient, some of the time, to cause the wireless...
View ArticleCisco’s ACI (Insieme) Launch
Cisco launched their Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) product two weeks ago in New York City, and I was privileged to be able to attend the event as a guest of Gestalt IT’s Tech Field Day....
View ArticlePhotos from Cisco’s ACI Launch in NYC
Cisco launched their Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) product two weeks ago in New York City, and I was privileged to be able to attend the event as a guest of Gestalt IT’s Tech Field Day. In...
View ArticleNXOS – Syntax Error at Line 5020
A short post today; I found some interesting error reporting in NXOS, and wanted to quickly share for your amusement. Syntax Fun In the example below, I’m trying to filter the list of interface...
View ArticleConcerns about Cisco ACI and Nexus 9k
Cisco launched their Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) product a couple of weeks ago in New York City, and I was privileged to be able to attend the event as a guest of Gestalt IT’s Tech Field...
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