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Fixing iMessage on Hackintosh

Fixing iMessage on Hackintosh

Mid December 2012 Apple shut down the Messages Beta for Lion, soon after many hackintosh users started noticing issues with signing into iMessage. At some point in time, people far …

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Double NAT – Cisco ASA 8.4+

Double NAT – Cisco ASA 8.4+

Recently I was faced with an issue outside my normal expertise… those of you that know me realize I am anything but a security engineer. But in reality, you must always expand your …

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Vim Primer for Network Engineers

Vim Primer for Network Engineers

Vi is arguably the best text editing software in the world. There, I said it… deal with it! It should be noted that while many people continue to refer to Vi simply as such, Vim …

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Cisco Nexus 2000: A Love/Hate Relationship

Cisco Nexus 2000: A Love/Hate Relationship

My feelings towards the Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender (FEX) are hardly a secret. The myriad of design choices and platform limitations present engineers with some rather difficult …

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CCIE Potential

CCIE Potential

INE published a great info-graphic on the earning potential of Cisco’s certifications and I felt the need to share it here. It covers a range of topics from average salaries on all …

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QinQ: IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling

QinQ: IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling

In situations where service providers want to offer transparent LAN services that preserve a customers VLAN tags across your Layer-2 network, this amendment to the IEEE 802.1q …

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