Spans and RSpans
Spans are a pretty common theme in networking these days. There are all kinds of devices that want to see what’s happening on the network. The configuration of spans is… Read more »
Slow upload speed / Windows 7 / Asus / iControl
I’m trying to make the subject of this post as generic as possible in the hopes that other people might find it and not have to pull their hair out. … Read more »
GLBP – Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
GLBP is a Cisco proprietary tool that takes HSRP and VRRP to the next level (or so I though it would). In addition to providing first hop redundancy, it also… Read more »
How to capture 802.1Q tags on a Broadcom NIC
Wow, this has truly been an adventure. I’ve been trying for the better part of a month to get WireShark to capture 802.1q tags. I’ve been through it all. Different… Read more »
Why I love using a blog as a study tool
Just got a comment on my DTP post. I had made a comment about DTP still running even when a switch port was configured in static access mode. To be… Read more »
VRRP – Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
VRRP is essentially the standardized version of HSRP. As per usual, Cisco generally comes out with it’s own protocols before standardized ones are approved. Since it’s pretty much the same,… Read more »