Blog

Just found this very useful page, which has links to the details of FIPS 140-2 compliance for each device supported. I was checking out wireless (controllers and APs)…

MARS 6.0.2 just came out 12/15/08. The changes are Cisco ASA 8.0.4 support Cisco ASA 8.1.2 support Cisco IPS 6.1 support Here's a link to the release notes http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/security_management/cs-mars/6.0/release/notes/rnote602.html#wp83851

I wanted to provide a few notes on BGP route selection criteria, specifically on weights and local preference. First a quick recap. The weight attribute is only local to a single router. This value is not propagated by the BGP protocol to other routers, so can be considered a routing…

With Cisco IOS 12.4(20)T, Cisco now supports packet captures on interfaces. This is a welcome addition to the Cisco feature set.

My previous post NANOG Posting on Configuration Analysis talked about the basics of verifying a configuration prior to deployment as a way to minimize the number of incorrect configurations that [...]

The North American Network Operators Group (NANOG) email list just had an interesting exchange about  configuration management.  Someone asked: For auditing, is there any Cisco Router/Switch configuration analysis tool? Someone [...]

Here is a list of the articles I posted in February to my blog at Netcordia: “Network Management Sucks!!!“ discusses why I think Jimmy Ray Purser, a blogger for Cisco [...]

Jimmy Ray Purser, a blogger and video blogger for Cisco and Network World, just did Applied Infrastructure blog under

I’m working on network management requirements for several customers and keep running into the same requirements.  One of the key requirements is that of event reporting.  Events typically take two [...]

Cisco has made a big push into the SSL VPN market. Currently, their main focus appears to be on beefing up their SSL VPN support of the ASA FW. SSL VPN does exist within IOS as well, though. Version 12.4(20)T added a lot of new features. The IOS SSL VPN…

One of the great features about the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client is auto reconnect. This feature automatically reconnects a VPN session if the users internet connectivity drops. This means that if a user is connected to the VPN and the user's computer is accidentally unplugged, the VPN connection will be…

I’ve been invited to do a tutorial at VoIP Troubleshooting, Monitoring, and Metrics. The topic is an expansion of two of my favorite subjects: Troubleshooting and Network Management.   The [...]