The Journey of a Network Engineer:

March, 2011

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March 29, 2011  8:46 AM

CCNA vs JNCIA-Junos



Posted by: Sulaiman Syed
CCNA, Certification, Cisco, JNCIA-Junos, Juiper, vs

Lets look at CCNA and JNCIA-Junos in terms of knowledge that you gain as an...

March 23, 2011  3:13 AM

Running Juniper with GNS3



Posted by: Sulaiman Syed
Cisco, configuration, emulate, GNS3, ios, juniper, Olive, router, VMware, Vmware Player

It was rather a very intense Google journey to find out all the details on how to emulate Junos. Since i intend to learn juniper, i needed a platform to work on. after two days of research and work, i managed to a results. There are various things required to make things work. I would list them...


March 22, 2011  7:30 AM

Configuring IP DHCP Snooping.



Posted by: Sulaiman Syed
binding, Cisco, configuration, dhcp, ip, mode, option 82, snooping, switch, transparent, vlan, vtp

The other day, a smart user (i consider him evil) attached a ADSL modem to the network port. What he didn't realize that his device was programmed to work as DHCP server. As a result, the whole vlan started getting the wrong IP address, and connectivity was lost. After investigation, we realized a...


March 21, 2011  6:52 AM

Juniper Certification Track



Posted by: Sulaiman Syed
associate, Certification, exam, juniper, track

I've decided that since I shall start learning Juniper, widen the horizon. First anyone starting Juniper will have to get the associate certificate, JNCIA-JUNOS. The topics that are covered can...


March 16, 2011  4:21 AM

Manage Engine IT360 Review – part 3



Posted by: Sulaiman Syed
Cisco, Devices, IT360, management, network, OpManager, SNMP

In the previous two entries, we have Introduced Manage Engine IT360, and

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March 13, 2011  4:26 AM

Manage Engine IT360 Review – part 2



Posted by: Sulaiman Syed
alarm, application, dashboard, IT360, ITIL, manage engin, monitor, network

Following on my previous entry of IT360, where we have Introduced Manage Engine IT360. I would like to go on how the dashboard looks like. I think that once the...


March 12, 2011  5:13 AM

Manage Engine IT360 Review – part 1



Posted by: Sulaiman Syed
alarm, applications, Cisco, help desk, IT360, ITIL, manage engin, management, monitor, network, servers, SNMP

We are evaluating manage engine IT360 in the organization. We still don't have a centralized monitoring point. Every team does its own monitoring using their own devices. The management wants a transparent operation, while no downtime, and...


March 11, 2011  4:57 AM

Troubleshoot: distribution Switch acting wierd.



Posted by: Sulaiman Syed
3750, 6509, ASA, Cisco, extended ping, Firewall, lost connection, ping, routing, server fam, switch, traceroute, vlan, WLSM

Before i Begin, Lets not talk bout how bad the design is. I know all the issues with our design, and that it is faulty in every possible way. Lets say that I still don't have the managerial power to alter the design yet. The design will change, hopefully sooner than later. I'll explain how the...


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