Cisco
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Networking
Good VMware Home Lab Switch
Recently, I was looking to snag a really good VMware home labย switch for a couple of hosts and shared storage to replace an aging run of the mill HP switch I had been using for years. ย I wanted something that…
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Security
How to connect Shrew Soft VPN client to Sophos IPsec VPN
So far I have really been impressed with the features and power of the Sophos UTM appliance. ย I have ran it both in a software based applianced running on a whitebox atom powered machine and also in a VMware virtual…
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Networking
Can’t pull an ip address when connected to Cisco switch
Recently in working with a client who had provisioned a new edge switch in an office setting which happened to be a Cisco 3550 XL switch (old switch by today’s standards), I wanted to post a short note about setting…
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Networking
Basic Cisco router setup commands
If you are a network admin or if you are simply an IT professional with occasional or even frequent dealings with Cisco equipment specifically routers, you will probably need to know the below commands.ย They are the basic commands to…
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Windows
Create A Network Between Two Windows 7 Computers
To someone who may be new to computers or to networks in general, to be able to create a successful network between two Windows 7 computers might seem like a daunting task.ย Granted, everyone’s environment and computers are different, however,…
