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Internets of Interest:12 Mar 10

bookmarks — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:31:22 +0000

Collection of useful, relevant or inane places on the the Internets for 12 Mar 10:

Blessay: Autonegotiation on Ethernet — It Works, It Should Be Mandatory!

Greg Ferro — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:05:30 +0000

EVERYONE - Autosensing on ethernet works just fine, and all manufacturers recommend using autosensing. Why aren't you ! Lets look at how it works and why you should be using it.

Network Dictionary — Straw Man Review

Greg Ferro — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:21:31 +0000

Define "Straw Man Review"

Security: ASA Version 8.3.1 Released

Greg Ferro — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:49:09 +0000

Cisco releases ASA Ver 8.3.1. Major changes to NAT and memory upgrade needed.

Review of the Cisco CRS-3 Marketing Debacle

Greg Ferro — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:09:46 +0000

The Cisco Marketing team kicked sand in the their own face with a failure to comprehend what customers want, and expecting them to comprehend what a BFR is for. The claim that "Internet will never be the same again" got a massive cold shoulder when they announced another big router.

Dynamips, Dynagen, GNS3 0.7, IOS15.0 and Snow Leopard OSX

Greg Ferro — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:30:43 +0000

It works.

Internets of Interest:9 Mar 10

bookmarks — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:01:29 +0000

Collection of useful, relevant or inane places on the the Internets for 9 Mar 10:

Network Dictionary — Heater

Greg Ferro — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:20:39 +0000

This Post is Part of a Series — click for list on Network Dictionary» Heater — term used to describe a piece of network equipment that is powered up, but does nothing or has no purpose. Now that electricity actually costs real money, people are actually finding the heaters and removing them from the network, especially [...]

Top 5 Things About Cisco Says “Internet to Change Forever” Event Today

Greg Ferro — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:10:46 +0000

Cisco Marketing Dept is attempting another lame meme today by claiming that Cisco will "Change The Internet". Here is my Top 5 things about Cisco changing the Internet.

Interesting Switch Designs for Data Centre Racks From Juniper

Greg Ferro — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:09:17 +0000

I was reviewing the Juniper Virtual Chassis Technology and there are some very interesting designs possible with their specific stacking technology.

If I Can’t Fix It, I’ll Break It. And That’s OK, It Needed Fixing Anyway.

Greg Ferro — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:30:13 +0000

When explaining outage risks in a change review, I often need to grit my teeth and say quietly to myself.....

Network Dictionary — Application Delivery Controller

Greg Ferro — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:36:17 +0000

Application Delivery Controller (ADC) — The new marketing name for a “load balancer”. Someone put a shiny chrome exhaust and new buttons on it and so it needed a new marketing name. Calling my coffee cup a “Liquid Receptacle Device with Enhanced Handling Features” doesn’t change the fact that it holds ocffee. Note: the [...]

Blessay:Firewalls Are Like Noses:Everyone’s Got One.

Greg Ferro — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:10:13 +0000

The thing about firewalls is that all networks have them. Once, firewall expertise was rare and a special job focus. Now, firewalls are like noses - everyone's got one.

Using Choosy for OSX. A Better Way to Use Multiple Browsers.

Greg Ferro — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:26:27 +0000

I use multiple web browsers all day. One for typical web, and another for network management. I need a way to easily select which one I want.

Internets of Interest:6 Mar 10

bookmarks — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:21:34 +0000

Collection of useful, relevant or inane places on the the Internets for 6 Mar 10: