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Cisco ISR 4000 – Now with more licensing!

Cisco ISR 4000 – Now with more licensing!

This week at Interop NYC, Cisco launched it’s ISR 4000 Series. This is a new approach for them focused on delivering services to your branch offices. Cisco has dubbed this new …

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HP talks SDN at Interop NYC 2014

HP talks SDN at Interop NYC 2014

I generally try to avoid oversharing when it comes to my thoughts about presentations, but I have to mention that after sitting down with Glue Networks and their “SDN” …

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Installing VMware tools on Cisco ACS

Installing VMware tools on Cisco ACS

As of ACS v5.4 Cisco has finally included VMware tools for their ADE OS. Unfortunately, when you upgrade, they do not get installed automatically as the installation is triggered …

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Using Deny ACEs in your PBR ACL on your Nexus 7k

Using Deny ACEs in your PBR ACL on your Nexus 7k

Quite a while ago I had a need for some network duct tape… Policy Based Routing while useful should only IMHO be used as a temporary fix. But as you know, temporary things soon …

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Vendor PSA: Words and Phrases to Avoid in Presentations

Vendor PSA: Words and Phrases to Avoid in Presentations

Over the years IT professionals have sat through countless presentations, conference calls, and keynotes. We’ve been preached too, explained “the problem”, and forced to bear …

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Cisco ASA Packet Captures for Fun and Profit

Cisco ASA Packet Captures for Fun and Profit

As many of you know my background isn’t in enterprise, but I currently fill that role in my $job. In order to succeed I’ve had to develop many new skills including learning Cisco …

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