I have been using IOS for years but it would appear that a number of useful shortcuts fail to stick in my mind or did not know. As a result I thought I would note some of them so I have a quick lookup page. I am sure that this list will grow over time as I lab more and more and therefore am more …

As people have become more security concious with the transfer of data, in particular on the Enterprise/Corporate environments security teams are tightening down more and more on the use of insecure protocols. As a result the old favourites of TFTP/FTP etc are being removed. A number of replacements …

I guess a key part to studying for CCIE is to understand what devices and IOS versions you will be tested on in the lab. Thanks to Cisco they let you know this information; Version 4 makes use of; 1841 series routers – IOS 12.4(T) – Advanced Enterprise Services 3825 series routers – IOS 12.4(T) – …

The CCIE Routing & Switching blueprint can be see below, the topics that I have covered as part of my study will have hyper-links off to the corresponding post. This is very much work in progress so therefore is far from complete. [table id=4 /]

So I have started looking at CCIE study and have been looking around to see what books and useful material exists out there. To begin with this list may be sort but as I progress I am sure that the list will increase. I look to have been very lucky in that a number of these books (and more) my Dad …

So after putting off doing the TSHOOT (642-832) exam, my final one to gain CCNP, I finally booked and did it. In the end I found it relatively straight forward gaining a massive 100% (1000/1000). It was actually quite an enjoyable exam (if that is possible), consisting of a number of ‘trouble …

Network Management Systems (NMS) So what’s it all about and how can it help me? Well as a bit of a history lesson in the early 1980s saw a tremendous expansion in the area of network deployment. As companies realised the cost benefits and productivity gains created by network technology, they began …

I have recently been building a number of devices as well as reconfiguring some old devices form stores. One of the issues in reusing pre-configured devices is that you may not know the password. Easy you say if these are Cisco devices just following the password recovery procedure by going into …

I changed jobs 2 years ago and focus more on routing and switching (NMS/OSS now sits more on the hobby list) now so I decided to start up again on the Cisco certifications (thinking of others as well). This year I have completed CCDA, CCDP and just need to pass TSHOOT to gain full CCNP. I have …

During the building and configuration of a number of brand spanking new Cisco 6509’s with Sup720-3C I decided to convert them to VSS mode before updating the IOS (mainly due to laziness and only having console access). The conversion worked a treat however when I can to upgrade the IOS with ISSU I …