Tools for Network Engineers
I recently came across a podcast from The Network Collective where tools for network engineers are discussed. I particular found useful the SecureCRT colori...
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The Fragile Engineer
I have worked with a large variety of people, all with different backgrounds, experiences, and personalities. I came across an article from Packetpushers wh...
Cisco Command Authorization with Tacacs+
Oh, the struggles one has with maintaining the AAA: authentication, authorization, and accounting. While migrating to a new authentication server, we realiz...
Cisco Live 2018 and Network Segmentation
I had the opportunity to attend Cisco Live 2018 in Orlando, FL. I was glad to have visited Orlando again after having lived there for 2 years. That part, p...
Avoiding Route Distribution Loops
I have a scenario where I am deploying an MPLS network to replace multiple L3 networks that I currently support. To provide continuity between a legacy L3 ...
Interviewing the Interviewer
Through the Packet Pusher’s Link Propogation weekly letter, I learned of a blog post on the important questions to ask an interviewer. I thought it was wort...
Replacing Physical ASA in an HA Configuration
Over a year ago, Cisco released a field notice regarding a critical clock flaw in several of their ASA platforms. Of course, I had several ASAs that were af...
Combining BFD and LAG
As is common with most network implementations, you try to leverage elements that will provide you the best design. This include using link aggregation (LAG...