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I have deployed RANCID, a popular open-source network device config backup utility, in our environment. It works great especially when configured to svnsync to a master repository. The recent trouble I have found is RANCID doesnt support multi-context firewalls. There is no way to configure RANCID to detect multi-context mode, go to each context and [...]
In an effort to provide a more secure way to access our network equipment in the event of an outage we setup a console server. We didnt purchase anything from a vendor but built a Cisco Console server. There is little documentation for creating this online so I am going to go through the steps of [...]
I haven’t posted in awhile as life is pretty busy. I am almost done with the DataCenter Migration and we are greatly busy with looking for a Condo in the Bay Area (Perfect time to Buy). We found one condo that we are really interested in but it already has a few offers on it. So [...]
Part of my tasks for the Data center Move is to rack, build, config the networking equipment. We have racked 99% of the network equipment and are now configuring everything. Part of the problem is the network hasn’t been accurately planned and the Firewall rules are for the most part incomplete. We have a lot [...]
Not sure how to say this but… Apple sucks sometimes! I, being the dutiful Applite that i am, purchased the Airport Extreme for my home. I bought it so that I get the most out of my 802.11 N experience. Being this is acting as my home router i have found some weird anomalies with [...]