April 6, 2011 6:45 PM
Posted by: Jason Tramer
error 692,
hardware failure,
hotfix,
L2TP,
PPTP,
RAS,
reboot,
VPN,
Windows 7Part of troubleshooting RAS (PPTP and L2TP) VPN connections is constantly tweaking your settings (both client and server) and reconnecting. This becomes a complete pain when Windows 7 decides its sick of trying and just starts generating a error 692, forcing you to reboot before you can try...
March 29, 2011 4:10 PM
Posted by: Jason Tramer
Cisco,
Cloud,
NewScaleTake a look:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/29/cisco_buys_newscale/
Cloud computing is really becoming a overused term. Everyone is signing on to it, but most people don't even really understand it. This will either be the future of IT or a complete fad. I give it 50/50 odds.
March 8, 2011 6:38 PM
Posted by: Jason Tramer
Cisco,
Etherchannel,
loops,
Mirror ports,
Spanning Tree,
switchesI was brought in to troubleshoot an interesting issue with some Cisco switches yesterday. I had a stack of 3750's(Core) and a stack of 2960S's. Etherchannel was set up on both sides to connect the two stack's together. Each time they were connected they would work for about 20-30 minutes and then...
March 8, 2011 6:30 PM
Posted by: Jason Tramer
ASA,
inside,
Ipsec,
L2TP,
tunnel,
VPNTroubleshooting this issue for a bit, user connects to a L2TP VPN presented by the ASA. They can connect to the inside network but not to a network connected to that ASA via IPSEC tunnel.
This is actually a simple fix and enter the command:
March 7, 2011 4:17 PM
Posted by: Jason Tramer
1921 router,
Cisco,
ICMP redirect cache is empty,
IP routing,
Show IP RouteI was deploying a new Cisco 1921 router and couldn't get an internet connection going. I did a Show IP route and saw no routes (not even my static) and got the message "ICMP redirect cache is empty". After double checking that IP routing was enabled (it was), I rebooted but had the same issue. I...
February 28, 2011 7:16 PM
Posted by: Jason Tramer
Cisco,
exams,
partner,
rantWorking in the consulting field generally means that you partner with big vendors i.e. Cisco, Microsoft, Citrix etc. Generally these companies require you have certain certifications to maintain that partner status. Most of these companies just use their normal everyday certifications i.e. have X...
February 28, 2011 7:10 PM
Posted by: Jason Tramer
CCDA,
Routing and Switching,
Security,
Voice,
WirelessPassed my CCDA exam today! Overall having done professional level Cisco cert's, going back to associate level wasn't that hard at all. I have a very even mix of questions between Routing and Switching, Voice, Security, and Wireless, so know all of them well but it doesn't go anywhere near the...
February 25, 2011 10:25 PM
Posted by: Jason Tramer
L2TP,
Mac,
MSCHAP,
OSX,
PAP,
VPNI know some people go absolutely head over heels in love with Mac's but personally I don't see the appeal. They are a complete pain IMO to configure the simplest options.
For example, when you are setting up a L2TP VPN connection do you think it might be helpful to set the authentication...
February 2, 2011 8:56 PM
Posted by: Jason Tramer
Access Point,
autonomous,
Cisco,
firmware,
Lightweight,
tftp,
Upgrade,
WirelessNeed to roll out a new firmware revision to all your access points connected to your controller? Maybe you need to convert some into autonomous mode?
Easy and simple way to accomplish this. Load up your IOS file onto a TFTP server and then connect to the CLI of your controller.
Enter this...
