October 31, 2010 8:01 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
bugs,
exploits,
firewall,
firmware,
network equipment,
router,
switch,
updatesHi folks, more often than not I see people deploying new network equipment or servers without firmware updates. What's up with that?
As a good best practice it only makes sense to update the firmware on devices. These firmware updates usually patch lots of security holes and other bugs. People...
May 31, 2010 11:36 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
Catalyst,
Cisco,
fiber,
switchHi folks! So here is a common issue. People trying to run longer network runs in their networks. What do you do when you have to go past 330 ft and ethernet isn't the answer?
Well you use fiber of course! The question is what type of fiber? There are so many variants to choose from. Cisco has a...
July 31, 2009 8:52 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
cheap,
Cisco ESW 500,
gigabit,
POE,
SMB,
switch,
switches,
VoIPHello again folks! Cisco is once again bringing great product to the market place. This time hitting the SMB market with a new series of switches called the Cisco ESW 500 series.
These switches are all manageable from GUI utilities without the need for CLI. They are also priced at a great price...
July 31, 2009 8:32 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
aggregated links,
Catalyst,
Cisco,
etherchannel,
HP,
ProCurve,
switch,
switchesHello again folks! So you've just recently got your purchase approved for a brand new set of switches and you want to find a way to increase your throughput. What do you do? You aggregate links of course!
Aggregating links is a common thing done on high end switches such as Cisco or HP switches...
