Cisco Blog http://www.ciscoblog.com/ The world of all things Cisco Copyright 2010 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:43:09 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=5.01 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ASA SSL Clientless VPN Plugins Java

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These plug-ins are buried so deep in the Cisco site, it took me a good hour to track them down. These allow you to add functionality to the clientless SSLVPN on an ASA through Java. These ROCK for setting up remote administration (without a full VPN) for a network.
SSH Plugin
RDP2 Plugin (supports Win2008/W7)
VNC Plugin
*Note - for the RDP2 plugin, the ASA does not have a built-in plugin type for it. You must manually type "RDP2" as the plugin type when uploading it to the ASA* - click thumbnail below for screencap.
rdp2.png
]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2010/02/asa_ssl_clientl.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2010/02/asa_ssl_clientl.html ASA Firewall Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:43:09 -0800 CCNP Update: Changes in a Nutshell Cisco Systems, lnc.

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Okay, here's the scoop:

  • CCNP will now be three exams, ROUTE, SWITCH, and TSHOOT
  • Exam price will increase from $150.00 to $200.00 per exam
  • ROUTE and TSHOOT courses (typically 1 week Cisco official courses) are now supplemented with e-learning material (nearly 8 hours for ROUTE and 9 hours for TSHOOT) which is exam material
  • Classes / Exams are becoming even MORE real-world (TSHOOT class is 92% hands-on)
  • New ROUTE and SWITCH exam is available in March, TSHOOT is available in April.
  • BSCI exam can substitute for ROUTE or vice versa
  • BCMSN exam can substitute for SWITCH or vice versa
  • ONT and ISCW exams can substitute for TSHOOT until end of July (ONT/ICSW exams expire then...BSCI and BCMSN are no longer offered after July 31, however can substitute for ROUTE / SWITCH for their entire 3 year expiration period).
  • New CCNP exams now prepare you more for the CCIE R&S
I think this update is awesome...anything that maps to a more real-world environment is great! Less exams are also a good thing. Cisco has removed much of the CCNP overlap with CCVP (QoS is virtually gone, which is all the ONT exam really was in the first place).
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]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2010/01/ccnp_update_cha.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2010/01/ccnp_update_cha.html CCNP Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:07:56 -0800 Gives a Whole New Meaning to CatOS! One of my CBTNuggets students forwarded this over to me. Freakin' amazing use of a Cisco 1900 series switch. Wish I could do something like this for my fish tank!

http://www.newtonnet.co.uk/catfeeder/


]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2010/01/gives_a_whole_n.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2010/01/gives_a_whole_n.html Off-Topic Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:49:17 -0800 The CBTNuggets iPhone App Rules... The default Home screen of the iPhone shows mo...

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Okay, I've got more useless iPhone apps than I care to admit...but CBTNuggets just released their iPhone app and it's awesome. I was learning how to configure MS Exchange 2007 Storage Groups on the way to Pizza Hut last night. Nice!

...watching the demos does create quite the driving adventure though...

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]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2010/01/the_cbtnuggets.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2010/01/the_cbtnuggets.html Off-Topic Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:19:28 -0800 Oodles of Free Cisco Tools While randomly searching for a Cisco DSP Calculator, I came across this link with a plethora of free Cisco tools - go Brad Reese! (a fellow I commonly see in Network World magazine).

]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/12/oodles_of_free.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/12/oodles_of_free.html Random Cool Tools Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:30:29 -0800 GNS3 Now Supports JunOS! Wow - this will save me some cash when I decide to finally learn the "dark side of the force".

GNS3 0.7RC1 Supports JunOS

]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/12/gns3_now_suppor.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/12/gns3_now_suppor.html GNS3 Related Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:02:54 -0800 Random Shortcut: Copy R S I recently stumbled on this...If you try to shortcut copy running-config startup-config with anything shorter than copy run start you'll get an ambiguous command error (ex: copy ru st). However, the Cisco IOS does allow you to type copy r s as a shortcut. Who knew?

...Yes...I still like wr better too.

]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/12/random_shortcut.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/12/random_shortcut.html IOS Foundations Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:42:55 -0800 I Believe This is the Best Error Message I've Ever Seen ErrorCode.jpg


]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/11/i_believe_this.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/11/i_believe_this.html Off-Topic Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:28:51 -0800 Bigger, Better, Faster: The ISR G2 I was on a call with someone today who said they just ordered an ISR G2 from Cisco. Huh? (That'd be my response). Wow - just looked into this; welcome to the "next level" of ISR routers:

Comparing the ISR to the ISR G2

I'm just excited about the "one IOS image" finally coming to consumer-level routers!

]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/11/bigger_better_f.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/11/bigger_better_f.html Direct from Cisco Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:18:06 -0800 Handy Tool of the Week: MRemote Excellent tool - allows RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, etc... all from a single, tab-based utility. It looks like someone took Putty Connection Manager to the next level.

http://www.mremote.org

]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/11/handy_tool_of_t.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/11/handy_tool_of_t.html Random Cool Tools Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:10:59 -0800 Display Pre-Shared Keys in ASA Running Configuration Simple tip to see pre-shared VPN keys:

CiscoASA# more system:running-configuration

]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/11/display_pre-sha.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/11/display_pre-sha.html Security Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:58:16 -0800 My Blog Works Again!!!!
  1. Tried to upgrade MovableType to the latest version to fix some painful bugs
  2. Upgrade failed, gave an error code
  3. Googled the error code, first link, "Simple fix, just delete xxxx directory"
  4. Deleted directory, blog management explodes, can't even log in
  5. Kicked myself for not backing up the directory before deleting it
  6. Vowed to find the person who posted that link on Google
  7. Months go by, I can't log in to post...
  8. Suddenly realized I had a friend who knows how to code, he fixes everything no time at all
Longer than it needed to be...but nonetheless, my blog is back online and now I an start posting again. There are still some bugs (some entries show 0 comments that have comments) but I'm just thankful that I can post again.
]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/11/my_blog_works_a.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/11/my_blog_works_a.html General Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:48:32 -0800 Handy Link: Stratum 1 Time Servers Yes, I am still alive, but have been EXTREMELY busy over the last couple months. So, a quick post for a quick link that I always dig too long to find:

http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Servers/StratumOneTimeServers
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Servers/StratumTwoTimeServers

Update: You can also point to the NTP server pool (in the US) at us.pool.ntp.org. Thanks Brent!

]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/08/handy_link_stra.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/08/handy_link_stra.html Random Cool Tools Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:07:55 -0800 Cisco Updates SAFE Design Guides I'm a little behind on this (occured a couple months back)...but Cisco has updated their famous SAFE design guides. Excellent resource:

Cisco SAFE on Cisco.com

Download complete PDF from CiscoBlog

]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/06/cisco_updates_s.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/06/cisco_updates_s.html Security Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:53:47 -0800 RFC 2795: Infinite Monkey Protocol Suite (IMPS) So...if infinite monkeys were typing on infinite typewriters, would they really reproduce the complete works of Shakespeare? Either way, a protocol standard is created to handle such an event:

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2795.txt

]]> http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/06/rfc_2795_infini.html http://www.ciscoblog.com/2009/06/rfc_2795_infini.html Off-Topic Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:49:06 -0800