If you’re anything like me, you like to get things up and running fast. And this means doing a bare minimum configuration of a new switch so you can get to testing connectivity as soon as possible. So, what do… Read More ›
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Setting up NTP on Cisco Switches – Cisco Networking Series Part 1
This is more for my own reference than anything else, but what follows here is a short tutorial on how to get NTP up and running on your Cisco iOS device. First we need to get DNS working for the… Read More ›
Hähnel ProCube Review
A couple of days ago I was in the mood to do a French press tutorial, and for that I need lots and lots of pictures, and as I usual couldn’t locate a single one of my battery charger for… Read More ›
Setting up NTP on HP Switches – HP Networking Series Part 3
This is a short guide on how to set up NTP time synchronisation on HP Network devices. I’ll be covering SNTP settings in this guide, as well as some of the niftier things that aren’t in the manuals but still… Read More ›
Using the reload command with HP Switches – HP Networking Series Part 2
When configuring network hardware over the network itself it’s very easy to issue a command that breaks the network connection to the switch, requiring you to visit the switch and connect to it with a console cable to fix the… Read More ›
How to set up STP on HP Switches – HP Networking Series Part 1
Setting up Spanning Tree on HP switches is really easy, after you’ve done it a couple of times, but getting it configured can seem like a daunting task for beginners, espcially in a production network. Here are some simple steps… Read More ›
The Spam is Getting Really Weird – Part 1
Over the 5 or so years that I’ve had this blog I’ve been quite amazed at how the spammers try to get by your comment filters by writing “seemingly” legitimate replies to posts. Most are caught by the spam filter,… Read More ›
Microsoft is bringing the Start menu back, for reals this time!
This might seem like old news, because it actually is, since Microsoft said the same thing when releasing Windows 8.1. I remember getting all excited over that release, until I actually researched it a bit and noticed that the new… Read More ›
Nokia Wins Camera Competition, again.
As you might have noticed, Nokia seems to be getting really good at making camera phones these last few years. Now they strike again in a blind comparison between most of the big phones on the market! Sorry M8, better… Read More ›
Vacancy – Memo Writer for Senior Management at Yahoo
So, if you’ve missed it, Yahoo has recently revamped their Yahoo Mail interface, and while some like it, and some don’t, Yahoo’s senior management seems to think that now everybody at Yahoo should start using it. To get the point across properly,… Read More ›
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