Here is a Cisco video on the product they hyped as changing the internet. Most non-IT persons don’t understand how much data this router can move so the message was lost on the general public. This router will definitely changes things since it provides the backbone for streaming video to become commonplace. Once service providers can . . . → Read More: Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System
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Here is a video that is supposedly used by Cisco internally to train staff on basic security. Seems like a good bit of propaganda but from working in the corporate world I know that what happens in the video could happen anywhere. Cisco security products are good but expensive. Having a Cisco Security Agent on the . . . → Read More: Cisco Security Video With SSH being the protocol of choice for connecting to systems and Windows not even installing a telnet client by default, its time to find a way to remotely manage routers, switches, etc. A popular choice is the free Telnet/SSH client called Putty (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/). It runs on Windows and Unix systems but it’s really basic, especially . . . → Read More: Putty Connection Manager to the Rescue As I go along in my CCNA Security studies using SDM to configure routers, I encountered a problem. Using GNS3, I setup a Cisco 2691 router running IOS version 12.3(26) with the advanced security package. To get hands on experience using SDM, it was installed on the router. So far so good..
. . . → Read More: Java and Cisco SDM Compatibility SSH is the protocol to use for remotely accessing Cisco network devices without exposing the password. Telnet as everyone knows transmits the username and password in clear text making it easy for anyone with a sniffer to gather that information and break into the network. Telnet is usually enabled by default and some routers and switches . . . → Read More: Cisco Router SSH Setup There is a set of Cisco ACE 4710 appliances at work that have several contexts configured. Failover is setup between each ACE appliance in an active-passive configuration so that the contexts are distributed between the devices. The good thing about this setup is that, similar to a Microsoft server cluster, the contexts can be switched over . . . → Read More: Cisco ACE Context Switchover As part of my CCNA Security certification studies, I’m trying to become thoroughly familiar with Cisco Security Device Manager (SDM). I’ll admit I have never used this management interface in the real world but Cisco emphasizes it on the IINS exam. The lab that I’m using is setup using GNS3 (http://www.gns3.net/). This is the best network . . . → Read More: Setting Up Basic Router Authentication for SDM Installation |
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