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Here’s a handy list of ACL entries to allow your devices to speak routing protocols, availability protocols, and some other stuff. We’ll assume you have ACL 101 applied to your Ethernet inbound; your Ethernet has an IP of 192.168.0.1. BGP : Runs on TCP/179 between…

My buddy told me that my site is the only place on the web with documentation on the Cisco Content Switching Module (CSM). I also noticed a few months ago that every TAC case I’ve opened on the CSM has been handled by the same…

My friend Josh over at blindhog.net has found a collection of cheat sheet gems for the network dude(tte).  There’s sheets on BGP, OSPF, Subnetting, QoS, connector types, and more.  Check it out. Cheat Sheets – Packetlife.net

Here’s a simple one since I haven’t updated in a while. I have my ASA 5505 at home and want to forward TCP/80 traffic to my public IP to my webserver at 10.10.10.10. There are two steps here — forward the port and open the…

We run a large number of LANs all over the country that are “controlled” by the particular business unit. We manage the gear, but, since they have the money and have to pay for anything we do, they make the final decision on what gets…

Josh over at Blindhog.net has an article linking to a bunch of Cisco IP Phone videos — from the 7906 to the 7975. These are Cisco videos and a good place to start if you don’t know anything about their IP phones.

I was doing an HSRP lab the other day, and a project from the past popped into my head. A customer had a host on a network that was separated from the rest of the network by a 1700 with a couple of FEs. They…

Have I talked about the Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) before? It’s a firewall on a module for the 6500 and is based on the PIX firewall. The term “based on” is important here, since it does a lot of stuff the PIX does but…

In my billion years in the industry, when I’ve asked for network diagrams, I’ve inevitably received a physical diagram — a diagram that shows where stuff is plugged in. This is fine and dandy and has lots of information, but that’s not really enough these…

Here’s a scenario I ran into long ago. We had several sites that had a frame relay link back to headquarters and a DSL line. Each link was terminated into a different router on a flat LAN with the users. The DSL was for Internet…