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Cisco Live 2013 Insights - Cisco Tactical Operations

While walking through the World of Solutions, we ran across a big black truck with lots of antennas all over it. It was obviously an emergency communications vehicle of some kind, but I was really surprised to see it was a Cisco truck. It turns out that Cisco has a

Cisco Live 2013 Insights - Cisco Active Advisor

Yes, I went to Cisco Live and survived. It was the social event of the year, but the main focus is learning about the cool, new stuff. One of the booths I visited was a demonstration of Cisco Active Advisor. This is a cloud-based (BINGO!) application that keeps an eye

A Simple Firewall Upgrade - A True Story

I just got through a big weekend. We upgraded our main production firewall, but the process had a few twists. The old firewalls, a pair of ASA 5520s, were running at about 80% CPU during the day. That’s high enough that even I cringe when I saw the utilization

My Schedule for Cisco Live 2013

I’m all set up to go to Cisco Live in Orlando this year. Good thing, too, since I couldn’t make it to San Diego last time. It’ll be a great and fun time as usual, and I’m quite excited. As it turns out, ARRL Field Day

JNCIS - Epic Win (Again)

I spent the last of my Juniper exam vouchers on the JNCIS-SEC exam and passed by the skin of my teeth today. Since I took a new job last month that’s 100% Cisco, this is the last Juniper exam I’ll take for the foreseeable future. Too bad, too.

Junos - Logical Tunnel Interfaces with Virtual Routers

There are a few ways to leak routes in and out of virtual routers in Junos. On the list is a cool feature called the logical tunnel interface. So, what am I talking about? One way to separate traffic on a router is to use virtual routers (VRs) so that

JNCIS - Epic Win!

I quit my job…by design. I start a new gig on Tuesday and am getting back to the world of Cisco. As a last nod to Juniper, I decided to use an exam voucher I had and take the JNCIS-ENT exam. Easy pass. The content was right along with